scholarly journals Prediction of Efficacy of Taeumjowi-Tang for Treatment of Metabolic Risk Factors Based on Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 8741
Author(s):  
Bum Ju Lee ◽  
Mi Hong Yim ◽  
Youngju Jeon ◽  
Jun Su Jang ◽  
Ji Ho So ◽  
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Herbal medicine is widely prescribed worldwide. To date, however, studies on the prediction of efficacy of herbal medicine based on machine learning have very rarely been reported. The objectives of this study are to predict the efficacy of Taeumjowi-tang (one of herbal medicines) and evaluate the prediction model in treating metabolic abnormalities. Subjects were divided into an improvement group and a non-improvement group based on the difference before and after oral administration of an herbal medicine. Efficacy models of triglyceride level, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were built using a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) based on variables extracted from face shape, face colors, body circumference, questionnaire, voice, and tongue color. In predicting efficacy for four metabolic risk factors, the efficacy model of HDL cholesterol level showed the best the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) value among the four models (AUC = 0.785 (confidence interval = 0.693, 0.877)). The AUC value of the efficacy model of triglyceride level was 0.659 (0.551, 0.768). Efficacy models of DBP and SBP showed AUC values of 0.665 (0.551, 0.78) and 0.54 (0.385, 0.694), respectively. The results may provide a clue to predict whether a drug will be effective for each subject with phenotypic information and to reduce the use of an ineffective drug or its side effects.

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunjin Kang ◽  
Jihye Kim

AbstractThe present study explored the relationships between fried food consumption and metabolic risk factors and hypertension in Korean adults. The study was based on the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2010 and 2011. A total of 9221 Korean adults aged ≥19 years were studied. Fried food consumption was assessed using a validated FFQ. Metabolic risk factors such as waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), TAG, HDL-cholesterol and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) were measured. Hypertension was defined as SBP≥140 mmHg, DBP≥90 mmHg or current use of antihypertensive medication. Adjusted OR for elevated blood pressure significantly increased in men (OR 1·62; 95 % CI 1·11, 2·37;Ptrend=0·0447) and women (OR 2·20; 95 % CI 1·21, 4·00;Ptrend=0·0403) with a greater than twice a week consumption of fried food compared with those who rarely consumed fried food. However, fried food consumption was not associated with other metabolic risk factors (abdominal obesity, high FPG, hypertriacylglycerolaemia, low HDL-cholesterol and the metabolic syndrome). The adjusted OR for hypertension increased by 2·4-fold in women (OR 2·37; 95 % CI 1·19, 4·72;Ptrend=0·0272) with a greater than twice a week fried food consumption compared with those who rarely consumed it. No significant association was found between fried food consumption and hypertension in men. This study suggests that frequent fried food consumption is associated with hypertension in Korean women. Further studies are needed to investigate the effect of different types of fried foods on hypertension.


Author(s):  
Fernanda Karina dos Santos ◽  
Thayse Natacha Queiroz Ferreira Gomes ◽  
Michele Caroline de Souza ◽  
Raquel Nichele Chaves ◽  
Daniel Monteiro de Vilhena Santos ◽  
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n1p103 It has been reported, in the last decades, a significant decrease in physical activity (PA) levels, with a consequent increase in obesity and metabolic risk factors among youth. The aims of this study were to describe PA levels, the prevalence of overweight/obesity and metabolic risk factors, and to examine the association between PA and body mass index (BMI) with metabolic risk among Portuguese youth. The sample comprises 212 Portuguese adolescents (12-16 years old). Height and weight were measured. PA was estimated with the Bouchard questionnaire (3 days recall), as well as with the use of a pedometer (used for 5 consecutive days). Metabolic risk factors comprised fasting glucose, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and waist circumference. Subjects were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese according to BMI; the maturational status was indirectly estimated with the maturity offset procedure. A continuous metabolic risk score was computed (zMR) and PA values were divided into tertiles. Qui-square test, t-test and ANOVA were used in statistical analyses. SPSS 18.0 and WinPepi softwares were used and p<0.05. A moderate to high prevalence of overweight/obesity and HDL-cholesterol was found, as well as a high prevalence of high blood pressure and low to moderate PA levels among Portuguese youth. The relationship between BMI and zMR showed that obese adolescents have higher zMR when compared to normal weight or overweight adolescents. This finding suggests that increased levels of PA and reduction in the prevalence of overweight/obesity may have a positive role against the development of metabolic risk factors.


2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Bouglé ◽  
Gautier Zunquin ◽  
Bruno Sesbouë ◽  
Jean-Pierre Sabatier

The aim of this study was to assess the relationships of fatness and fitness with metabolic risk factors, including liver transaminases and inflammation in obese youth, taking in account gender, age, and pubertal stage. 241 children were studied (135 girls), age11.9±2.2years (x±SD), Body Mass Indexzscore5.4±2.7. For girls,VO2maxwas significantly associated with insulin (P=.001), Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (P=.005), and ALT (P=.012); a relationship was displayed between fibrinogen and age and % fat mass (FM) (P=.008); for boys, relationships were found betweenVO2maxand diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides; independent associations were also found between age and insulin, HOMA-IR and HDL cholesterol; fibrinogen and sedimentation rate were related (P≤.004) with %FM. Their relationships are observed from young age and increase with the continuous increase of factors. This supports the need to treat overweight as soon as it is detected; improving CRF is one of the ways which could be used to prevent the complications of obesity.


Surgery ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 159 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga-Lena Nilsson ◽  
Sophie Norenstedt ◽  
Fredrik Granath ◽  
Jan Zedenius ◽  
Ylva Pernow ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wilkins ◽  
Kremlin Wickramasinghe ◽  
Jessie Pullar ◽  
Alessandro R. Demaio ◽  
Nia Roberts ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability globally, while malnutrition presents a major global burden. An increasing body of evidence suggests that poor maternal nutrition is related to the development of NCDs and their risk factors in adult offspring. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of this evidence. Methods We searched eight electronic databases and reference lists for primary research published between 1 January 1996 and 31 May 2016 for studies presenting data on various dimensions of maternal nutritional status (including maternal exposure to famine, maternal gestational weight gain (GWG), maternal weight and/or body mass index (BMI), and maternal dietary intake) during pregnancy or lactation, and measures of at least one of three NCD metabolic risk factors (blood pressure, blood lipids and blood glucose) in the study population of offspring aged 18 years or over. Owing to high heterogeneity across exposures and outcomes, we employed a narrative approach for data synthesis (PROSPERO= CRD42016039244, CRD42016039247). Results Twenty-seven studies from 10 countries with 62,607 participants in total met our inclusion criteria. The review revealed considerable heterogeneity in findings across studies. There was evidence of a link between maternal exposure to famine during pregnancy with adverse blood pressure, blood lipid, and glucose metabolism outcomes in adult offspring in some contexts, with some tentative support for an influence of adult offspring adiposity in this relationship. However, the evidence base for maternal BMI, GWG, and dietary intake of specific nutrients during pregnancy was more limited and revealed no consistent support for a link between these exposures and adult offspring NCD metabolic risk factors. Conclusion The links identified between maternal exposure to famine and offspring NCD risk factors in some contexts, and the tentative support for the role of adult offspring adiposity in influencing this relationship, suggest the need for increased collaboration between maternal nutrition and NCD sectors. However, in view of the current scant evidence base for other aspects of maternal nutrition, and the overall heterogeneity of findings, ongoing monitoring and evaluation using large prospective studies and linked data sets is a major priority.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick H. Dessein ◽  
Gavin R. Norton ◽  
Margaret Badenhorst ◽  
Angela J. Woodiwiss ◽  
Ahmed Solomon

Adiponectin and leptin are likely involved in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and therefore potential new therapeutic targets. Adiponectin inhibition could be expected to enhance cardiovascular metabolic risk. However, it is unknown whether RA changes the influence of adipokines on cardiovascular metabolic risk. We determined whether RA impacts on the independent relationships of circulating leptin and adiponectin concentrations with cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in 277 black African subjects from a developing population; 119 had RA. RA impacted on the relationships of adiponectin concentrations with lipid concentrations and blood pressure, independent of confounders including adiposity (interactionP<0.05). This translated into an association of adiponectin concentrations with more favorable lipid variables including HDL cholesterol (P=0.0005), non-HDL cholesterol (P=0.007), and triglyceride (P=0.005) concentrations, total cholesterol-HDL cholesterol (P=0.0002) and triglycerides-HDL cholesterol (P=0.0003) ratios, and higher systolic (P=0.0006), diastolic (P=0.0004), and mean blood pressure (P=0.0007) in RA but not non-RA subjects. Leptin was not associated with metabolic risk after adjustment for adiposity. The cIMT did not differ by RA status, and adipokine concentrations were unrelated to atherosclerosis. This study suggests that leptin and adiponectin inhibition may not alter overall cardiovascular risk and disease in RA.


Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanping Li ◽  
Frank Hu

Background: fuelled by rapid urbanization and changes in dietary and lifestyle choices, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as the leading cause of death in China. Purposes: to estimate the CVD events that potentially contributed to 9 modifiable dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors in China. Methods: We used data on risk factor exposures in the Chinese population from nationally representative health surveys and CVD morbidity and mortality statistics from the China Health Statistical Yearbook and the National Population Census. We obtained the etiological effects of risk factors on CVD risk, by age, from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of epidemiological studies. We estimated the number of CVD events attributable to all non-optimal levels of each risk factor exposure, by urban/rural, age and sex. Results: Based on the exposure distribution estimated by 2009 China Health Nutrition Survey, the population attributable risk (PAR) on CVD events was 47.3% for high blood pressure, 23.2%, for physical inactivity, 18.5% for smoking, 13.5 for high BMI, 13.0% for high LDL cholesterol, 11.8% for high blood glucose, 11.1% for low dietary intakes of fruit and vegetable, 7.1% for high sodium intake and 3.5% for low PUFA intake, which was 78.0%, 18.8%, 20.9%, 21.9%, 8.2%, 16.1%, 12.0%, 20.3% and 2.0%, respectively, based on exposure distribution of 2002 China National Nutrition and Health Survey. In 2009, high blood pressure was responsible for 3.9 million CVD events, including 1.4 million CHD, 1.5 million ischemic strokes and 1 million hemorrhagic strokes. Large gender difference was found for PAR% of smoking (male 27.8%/female 6.5%). Conclusions: High blood pressure, smoking and physical inactivity, which all have effective interventions, are responsible for the largest number of CVD events in China. Other dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors for chronic diseases also cause a substantial number of CVD morbidity and mortality in China.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B W H Lacey ◽  
N Armas ◽  
J A Burrett ◽  
R Peto ◽  
A Duenas ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature death in Cuba, accounting for about one third of all deaths under age 70 years. Substantial uncertainty remains, however, about the relevance of major metabolic risk factors to CVD mortality in this population. Purpose To relate body-mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diabetes to risk of CVD death in Cuba. Methods In a prospective cohort study, 146,665 adults were recruited from the general population in five areas of Cuba between 1996 and 2002. Participants were interviewed, measured (height, weight and blood pressure) and followed up by electronic linkage to Cuban national death registries to Jan 1 2017; 24,345 participants were resurveyed between 2006 and 2008. After excluding all with missing data or chronic disease at recruitment or, to further limit reverse causality, those who died in the first 5 years, Cox regression (adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking, alcohol and, where appropriate, BMI) was used to relate mortality rate ratios (RRs) at ages 35–79 years to BMI, SBP and diabetes. Correlations of baseline and resurvey values were used to corrected RRs for regression dilution, and thereby estimate associations with long-term average (“usual”) levels of SBP and BMI. Results After exclusions, there were 117,008 participants age 35–79 (mean age 52 [SD 12]; 55% women). At recruitment, mean SBP was 124 mm Hg (SD 15), mean BMI was 24.2 kg/m2 (SD 3.6) and 5% had diabetes; mean SBP and diabetes prevalence were both strongly related to BMI. Correlations of resurvey and baseline measurements were 0.48 for SBP and 0.60 for BMI. At ages 35–79 years, there were 3780 CVD deaths (1871 ischaemic heart disease [IHD], 766 stroke, and 1143 other). CVD mortality was positively associated with BMI (down to about 22–23 kg/m2; figure), SBP and diabetes: 10 kg/m2 higher usual BMI approximately doubled CVD mortality (RR 1.90, 95% CI 1.61–2.24), as did 20 mmHg higher usual SBP (2.03, 1.88–2.20), and a prior diagnosis of diabetes (2.18, 1.97–2.42). The associations were similar in men and women. Given these associations, about one quarter (27%) of CVD deaths in this study were attributable to these metabolic risk factors combined. Conclusion These associations differ to those reported from other parts of Latin America, and are more consistent with studies in Europe and North America, highlighting the need for many more large-scale prospective studies in low and middle income countries. This study provides direct evidence for the expected benefit on CVD mortality of addressing major metabolic risk factors in Cuba. As the levels of these metabolic risk factors are increasing in Cuba, so too is their importance as determinants of premature CVD death. Acknowledgement/Funding Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Dinu ◽  
Giuditta Pagliai ◽  
Donato Angelino ◽  
Alice Rosi ◽  
Margherita Dall'Asta ◽  
...  

AbstractIntroduction:The prevalence of overweight, obesity, and their related complications is increasing worldwide. We aimed to summarise and critically evaluate the effects of different popular diets on anthropometric parameters and metabolic risk factors.Material and methods:An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute Umbrella Review Methodology. The review protocol has been registered on PROSPERO (ID: CRD42019126103). Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Web of Science were searched from inception to April 2019 to identify meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials that examined the effects of different diets on anthropometric parameters and metabolic risk factors. For each association, we estimated the summary effect size by random-effects and fixed-effects models, the 95% confidence interval, and the 95% prediction interval. We also assessed the between-study heterogeneity and evidence for small-study effects. We further applied standardized methodological criteria to evaluate the epidemiological credibility of the statistically significant associations.Results:Overall, 80 articles reporting 495 unique meta-analyses were examined, covering a wide range of popular diets: low-carbohydrate (n = 21 articles), high-protein (n = 8), low-fat (n = 9), palaeolithic (n = 2), low glycaemic index/load (n = 12), intermittent energy restriction (n = 6), Mediterranean (n = 11), Nordic (n = 2), vegetarian (n = 9), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or DASH (n = 6), and portfolio dietary pattern (n = 1). The methodological quality of most articles (n = 65; 81%), evaluated using the AMSTAR-2 questionnaire, was low or critically low. The strength of evidence was generally weak. The most consistent evidence was reported for Mediterranean diet, with suggestive evidence of an improvement in weight, body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure. Suggestive evidence of an improvement in weight and blood pressure was also reported for DASH diet. Low-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat and low-glycaemic index/load diets showed suggestive and/or weak evidence of a reduction in weight and BMI, but contrasting evidence for lipid, glycaemic and blood pressure parameters, suggesting potential risks of unfavourable effects. Finally, evidence for palaeolithic, intermittent energy restriction, Nordic, vegetarian and portfolio dietary patterns was graded as weak or not statistically significant.Discussion:Most meta-analyses showed low methodological quality and the strength of evidence, assessed using evidence classification criteria, was generally weak. Among all the diets evaluated, Mediterranean diet had the strongest and most consistent evidence of a positive effect on both anthropometric parameters and metabolic risk factors.


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