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Dairy intake not associated with metabolic syndrome but milk and yogurt intake is inversely associated with prevalence of hypertension in middle‐aged adults
Author(s) -
Troy Lisa M.,
Jacques Paul F.,
Vasan Ramachandran S.,
McKeown Nicola M.
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.324.5
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , dairy foods , cross sectional study , odds ratio , food science , environmental health , zoology , biology , pathology
This study examined cross‐sectional associations of dairy intakes and prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the individual components of MS among 3104 participants in the Framingham Offspring Study. To be consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, dairy intakes were converted from servings per day to cup equivalents (c). We used logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (OR) between the lowest (< 0.4 c/d) compared to the highest (>3.0 c/d) quintile of diary intakes. After adjustment for age, sex, smoking, total energy and alcohol intakes, dairy intakes (OR= 0.78, (95% CI 0.60, 0.99)), as well as milk and yogurt intakes (OR=0.75 (0.58, 0.97)), were inversely associated with MS. These results were attenuated and no longer significant after adjustment for other aspects of a healthy dietary pattern (whole grain, fruit and vegetable intakes). With respect to the individual components of MS, an inverse association was observed with only milk and yogurt intakes and prevalence of hypertension (OR= 0.76, (0.57, 0.98)). This association remained significant after adjustment for aspects of a healthy dietary pattern and supplemental calcium. Although dairy intakes do not appear to be independently associated with MS, higher milk and yogurt intakes were inversely associated with prevalence of hypertension in middle aged adults. Support from General Mills, USDA (58‐1950‐7‐707), NHLBI (N01‐HC‐25195).