Dietary Fiber and Its Source Are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Korean Adults

We examined the associations of dietary fiber and its source with cardiovascular risk factors in Korean adults. This cross-sectional study involved 16,792 adults from the 2013–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Dietary data were obtained using a 24 h recall method and used to evaluate intakes of total dietary fiber and its source and fruit consumption. Cardiovascular risk factors included obesity, abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the associations of dietary fiber and its source with cardiovascular risk factors by sex. Total fiber and fruit fiber intake in men were inversely associated with metabolic syndrome (Q5 vs. Q1: odds ratios (OR) = 0.69, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 0.53–0.92 for total fiber; Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.61–0.93 for fruit fiber). Among women, a higher intake of fruit fiber was related to a reduced prevalence of obesity (Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 0.85, p trend = 0.029) and abdominal obesity (Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 0.82, p trend = 0.026). Total fruit and whole fruit consumption was inversely associated with obesity, abdominal obesity, and metabolic syndrome in men and hypertension in women. The amount and sources of fiber are associated with metabolic diseases in Korean adults and should be considered in the context of overall dietary quality.

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Relationship between abdominal obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors: cross sectional study of patients with symptomatic carotid disease

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh1308460m ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 141 (7-8) ◽

pp. 460-465 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Milos Maksimovic ◽

Hristina Vlajinac ◽

Djordje Radak ◽

Jelena Marinkovic ◽

Jadranka Maksimovic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Carotid Disease ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Symptomatic Carotid

Introduction. Obesity, particularly visceral obesity, is considered one of major risk factors for cardiovascular events. Objectives. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationship between abdominal obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors. Methods. The cross-sectional study involved 657 consecutive patients with verified carotid atherosclerosis. Carotid atherosclerosis was estimated by high resolution B-mode ultrasonography. Abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women. Results. Abdominal obesity was present in 324 (49.3%) participants. Multivariate analyses showed that abdominal obesity was significantly positively associated with female sex, increased Baecke ?s Work Index of physical activity at work, years of school completed <12, metabolic syndrome, increased triglycerides, hyperglycemia and high serum uric acid. Smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, hypertension, increased total cholesterol, increased HDL and LDL cholesterols, increased high sensitive C-reactive protein, increased fibrinogen, anti-lipid therapy and anti-diabetic therapy were not significantly related to abdominal obesity. Conclusion. Abdominal obesity among patients with symptomatic carotid disease is significantly related to other cardiovascular risk factors, especially metabolic syndrome, metabolic syndrome components and high level of serum uric acid.

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Clinical and Biochemical Study of Hypoandrogenic Metabolic Syndrome in the Cardiovascular Risk Content of Male Patients

Materiale Plastice ◽

10.37358/mp.17.1.4804 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 137-140

Author(s):

Ana Minodora Grozdan ◽

Oana Paduraru ◽

Rodica Ghiuru ◽

Costinela Georgescu ◽

Letitia Duceac

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Biochemical Study ◽

Male Hypogonadism ◽

Male Patients

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of hypoandrogenenic to male patients with S.Met., in the context of cardiovascular risk factors. It performed description of a correlation with diagnostic components of S.Met., and specifying an interrelated male hypogonadism with each of the major cardiovascular risk factors.

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Investigation of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in obese patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome in childhood and examination of left ventricular function by echocardiography

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1515/jpem-2020-0597 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Güzin Özden ◽

Ayşe Esin Kibar Gül ◽

Eda Mengen ◽

Ahmet Ucaktürk ◽

Hazım Alper Gürsu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Insulin Resistance ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Atherogenic Index ◽

Volume Index ◽

Common Component

Abstract Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate the cardiovascular risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is increasingly becoming prevalent in childhood obesity. Methods A total of 113 patients, 76 of whom were between the ages of 10 and 17 (mean age: 14.5 ± 1.8 years) and diagnosed with obesity (30 non-MetS and 46 MetS using IDF) and 37 of whom constituted the control group, participated in the study. Echocardiographic examination and atherogenicity parameters (Atherogenic index of plasma [AIP: logTG/HDL], total cholesterol/HDL, and TG/HDL ratio and non-HDL) were evaluated. Results The most common component accompanying obese MetS was found to be hypertension and low HDL. While obesity duration, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting insulin, insulin resistance, atherogenicity parameters were determined to be significantly higher in the obese-MetS group. Echocardiography showed that while the thickness, volume, and diameter of LV end-diastolic wall, left ventricular mass (LVM), LVM index (LVMI g/m2) and relative wall thickness (RWT) were significantly high in the MetS group, however, mitral E/A ratio was significantly lower (p<0.05). Change in LV geometry consistent with concentric remodeling (increased RWT, normal LVMI) was visible in obese groups. LVM were positively significantly related to BMI, waist circumference, insulin resistance, blood pressure, LDL level, and negative to mitral E/A ratio. In the obese-MetS group, LVMI was positively correlated to office systolic BP, left atrium end-diastolic volume/index. Conclusions LVMI and atherogenicity parameters that were found to be significantly higher in obese MetS exhibit increased cardiovascular risk in childhood.

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Equality or disparity? Cardiovascular risk factors and their correlation within the metabolic syndrome. The secret of gods

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.dsx.2019.02.016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 1393-1398

Author(s):

Ribeiro Armindo Sousa ◽

Gálvez Juan Manuel ◽

Climent Vicente

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome

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Insulin Resistance in Association with Thyroid Function, Psychoemotional State, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073388 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3388

Author(s):

Nijole Kazukauskiene ◽

Aurelija Podlipskyte ◽

Giedrius Varoneckas ◽

Narseta Mickuviene

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Insulin Resistance ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Thyroid Function ◽

Study Groups ◽

Model Assessment ◽

Psychoemotional State ◽

Study Participants

Background: Individuals with insulin resistance (IR) have a high risk of diabetes or metabolic syndrome, and they are more likely to have depression. Furthermore, IR by itself is a major cardiovascular risk factor in healthy persons. Thus, we aimed to investigate IR in association with thyroid function, psychoemotional state, and cardiovascular risk factors among 45–84-year-old citizens of Palanga. Methods: A randomized epidemiological study was performed with 850 subjects. All participants were evaluated for sociodemographic, clinical, and cardiovascular risk factors and biochemical analysis. IR was evaluated by the homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR). Results: All study participants were stratified into groups without IR (HOMA-IR ≤ 2.7) and with IR (HOMA-IR > 2.7). The analysis of parameters between the two study groups showed some statistically significant relationships between IR and cardiovascular risk factors. The predictable accuracy was presented using receiver performance characteristic curves for HOMA-IR scores in women and men separately. If the HOMA-IR score is higher than 3.45, individuals are significantly more likely to have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Conclusions: An increase of fasting glucose and more frequent incidence of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases in subjects with IR are associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. There was no significant association between thyroid function and HOMA-IR. HOMA-IR cut-offs could predict the presence of T2DM.

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