J Nutr Health.  2017 Aug;50(4):313-324. 10.4163/jnh.2017.50.4.313.

Association between intake of antioxidant vitamins and metabolic syndrome risk among Korean adults

• Ahn S
• Jun S
• Kang M
• Shin S
• Wie GA
• Baik HW
• Joung H

• KMID: 2389548
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2017.50.4.313

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between intake of antioxidant vitamins and prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Korean adults.
METHODS
A total of 614 subjects aged 30~60 years were recruited from those who received a medical checkup at a general hospital in South Korea between 2009 and 2012. Presence of MetS was determined based on criteria issued by the NCEP ATP III. Intakes of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin A, retinol, carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E) were estimated by combining 3-day diet records with an antioxidant vitamin database for common Korean foods. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to assess the association between dietary intakes of antioxidant vitamins and MetS.
RESULTS
Men in the highest tertile for retinol (OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.23~0.71, P for trend = 0.0009), carotenoids (OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.32~1.00, P for trend = 0.0470), and vitamin E (OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.30~0.92, P for trend = 0.0190) intakes had a lower likelihood of having Mets than those in the lowest tertile. The OR of high fasting blood glucose among men in the highest tertile for vitamin A (µg RE: OR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.32~0.97, P for trend = 0.0417, µg RAE: OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.29~0.92, P for trend = 0.0211), carotenoids (OR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.23~0.73, P for trend = 0.0036), and vitamin E (OR = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.26~0.82, P for trend = 0.0080) intakes was lower than those in the lowest tertile. In women, subjects in the highest tertile of retinol intakes had a lower prevalence of MetS than those in the lowest tertile group (OR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.30~0.98). The OR for abdominal obesity was lower among women with the highest vitamin A (µg RE) intakes compared to those in the lowest tertile (OR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.28~0.93, P for trend = 0.0293).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that dietary intakes of antioxidant vitamins might be associated with reduced risk of having MetS among Korean adults.

Keyword

antioxidant vitamins; metabolic syndrome; Korean adult

MeSH Terms

Adenosine Triphosphate
Adult*
Ascorbic Acid
Blood Glucose
Carotenoids
Diet Records
Fasting
Female
Hospitals, General
Humans
Korea
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity, Abdominal
Prevalence
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins*
Adenosine Triphosphate
Ascorbic Acid
Blood Glucose
Carotenoids
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins

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