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Daily calcium intake and prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors in Mexican college student applicants
Author(s) -
TeranGarcia Margarita,
Mosley Michelle,
AradillasGarcia Celia,
Andrade Flavia Cristina Drumon
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.106.4
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , waist , blood pressure , endocrinology , calcium , obesity , metabolic syndrome , diastole , population , environmental health
We investigated the presence of MetS risk factors and calcium intake in normal weight (NW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) applicants to the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), Mexico. Data includes 7,087 applicants, 12.6% reported to be on a diet. Preliminary data on a subset of 789 (41.4% males) 16–21 yrs with complete data on BMI, waist circumference (WC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), fasting glucose, and calcium intake is reported. Nutrient data were obtained from a Willett FFQ adapted for the Mexican population. According to their BMI, 66.7% of the applicants had NW (n=504), 22.4% (n=169) were OW and 11% OB (n= 83). WC in NW subjects was 75±0.3 (mean±se) compared to 101±0.9cm in OB (p<0.0001). As BMI increased, SBP values rise from 110±0.4 in NW to 119±0.9 mmHg in OB (p<0.0001). DBP also increased as BMI increased (NW 71±0.3 vs. 77±0.7mmHg in OB individuals, p<0.0001). Higher glucose levels were observed in OB individuals (88.1±0.4 in NW and 91.3±0.8mg/dl in OB, p=0.001). In contrast, as BMI increased, reported calcium intakes decreased. Calcium intakes were 819.1±16.6, 766.5±27.8 and 724.4±39.8 mg, in NW, OW and OB respectively (p=0.04). We found lower calcium intakes in OB and OW individuals. It is possible that dieters' decreases in calcium intake could also contribute to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Additional risk factors will be investigated.