J Agric Med Community Health.  2010 Dec;35(4):383-394.

Dietary Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Men

• Na DW
• Jeong E
• Noh EK
• Chung JS
• Choi CH
• Park J

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aims to identify dietary factors related to metabolic syndrome in middle aged Korean men who were participants in the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES IV) in 2007.
METHODS
The study targeted 361 of the 709 men aged between 40 and 64 years for a final analysis; the other 348 surveys had incomplete data which did not allow for the determination of metabolic syndrome. The definition of metabolic syndrome was based on the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III(NCEP ATP III).
RESULTS
There were significant differences in the metabolic syndrome of middle-aged men according to age, smoking pack-years, and number of resturant meals per week. Dietary factors such as vitamins, riboflavin, natrium, carbohydrate, protein and lipid intakes were not significant.
CONCLUSIONS
It was verified that metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men is related to age, smoking pack-years and number of resturant meals per week. Dietary factors were not significantly related. However, further detailed studies in this area are needed.

Keyword

Metabolic syndrome; Dietary factors; Middle-aged men

MeSH Terms

Adenosine Triphosphate
Adult
Aged
Cholesterol
Humans
Korea
Male
Meals
Middle Aged
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Riboflavin
Smoke
Smoking
Vitamins
Adenosine Triphosphate
Cholesterol
Riboflavin
Smoke
Vitamins