Roy J Kim1, Lu Wang1, Sarah Worley1, David Leonard2. 1. 1Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital,9500 Euclid Avenue/A120,Cleveland,OH 44195,USA. 2. 2Children's Health,1935 Medical District,Dallas,TX,USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether nut intake is associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adolescents. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) years 2003-2012. Anthropometric measurements, blood tests, 24 h diet recalls and demographic data were retrieved for participating adolescents. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to paediatric-modified Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. The exposure was defined as a nut intake ≥5 g/d. SETTING: USA. SUBJECTS: Individuals aged 12-19 years (n 2805). RESULTS: Nut consumption was associated with lower odds for metabolic syndrome (crude OR=0·25; 95 % CI 0·11, 0·55; P≤0·001). This effect was independent of age, sex, race/ethnicity and family income:poverty ratio (adjusted OR=0·27; 95 % CI 0·12, 0·61; P=0·002), and was stable after controlling for nutritional covariates including intake of sugar and total energy consumption (OR=0·36; 95 % CI 0·16, 0·81; P=0·014). CONCLUSION: Nut consumption of ≥5 g/d is independently associated with lower odds for metabolic syndrome in US adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether nut intake is associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adolescents. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) years 2003-2012. Anthropometric measurements, blood tests, 24 h diet recalls and demographic data were retrieved for participating adolescents. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to paediatric-modified Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. The exposure was defined as a nut intake ≥5 g/d. SETTING: USA. SUBJECTS: Individuals aged 12-19 years (n 2805). RESULTS:Nut consumption was associated with lower odds for metabolic syndrome (crude OR=0·25; 95 % CI 0·11, 0·55; P≤0·001). This effect was independent of age, sex, race/ethnicity and family income:poverty ratio (adjusted OR=0·27; 95 % CI 0·12, 0·61; P=0·002), and was stable after controlling for nutritional covariates including intake of sugar and total energy consumption (OR=0·36; 95 % CI 0·16, 0·81; P=0·014). CONCLUSION:Nut consumption of ≥5 g/d is independently associated with lower odds for metabolic syndrome in US adolescents.
Authors: José Francisco López-Gil; Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno; Francisco J Amaro-Gahete; María Medrano; Carlos Pascual-Morena; Celia Álvarez-Bueno; Arthur Eumann Mesas Journal: Eur J Nutr Date: 2022-08-16 Impact factor: 4.865