Korean J Nutr.  2004 Jul;37(6):448-454.

The Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate on Serum Triglyceride Concentrations in Korea

• Oh KW
• Nam CM
• Kim CI
• Lee-Kim YC

Abstract

The relationship between dietary carbohydrate (CHO) and fasting triglyceride (TG) concentrations was examined in 2,689 men, 1,908 premenopausal women, and 966 postmenopausal women aged 20 - 69 years in the 1998-Korean Health and Nutrition Survey. The serum TG concentrations in fasting blood samples were measured and dietary CHO intake was assessed by using 24-hour recall method. As CHO intake increased, the TG concentrations were significantly affected (127.4 mg/dl, 132.4 mg/dl, 134.8 mg/dl, 142.6 mg/dl, 147.2 mg/dl) in postmenopausal women, while CHO intake was not significantly associated with TG concentrations in men and in premenopausal women. For the lowest to the highest quintiles of CHO, the mean TG concentrations were 120.0 mg/dl and 140.3 mg/dl in postmenopausal women with body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m2 and 135.6 mg/dl & 155.3 mg/dl in postmenopausal women with BMI > or = 25 kg/m2. In multivariate analysis, BMI, waist hip ratio (WHR), glucose, smoking, and drinking habit were associated with serum TG concentrations in men. In premenopausal women, BMI, WHR, and glucose levels were associated with serum TG concentrations, while age, BMI, WHR, glucose levels, and CHO intake were associated with serum TG concentrations in postmenopausal women. In conclusion, CHO intake is related to serum TG concentrations in postmenopausal women in Korea.

Keyword

carbohydrate intake; triglyceride concentrations; postmenopausal women

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index
Dietary Carbohydrates*
Drinking
Fasting
Female
Glucose
Humans
Korea*
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Nutrition Surveys
Smoke
Smoking
Triglycerides*
Waist-Hip Ratio
Dietary Carbohydrates
Glucose
Smoke