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Associations of Intake of Fruits and Vegetables with Hypertriglyceridemia in Korean Adults: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) 2007–2009
Author(s) -
Yuan Changzheng,
Lee HaeJeung,
Lee HyeSeung H.,
Willett Walter C.,
Stampfer Meir J.,
Kim Choil,
Cho Eunyoung
Publication year - 2013
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.27.1_supplement.622.12
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , hypertriglyceridemia , medicine , odds ratio , environmental health , triglyceride , population , food science , biology , cholesterol
Background Limited research has been conducted on the effect of intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) on hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), especially in Asia. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional evaluation of 7934 adults aged 19–64 years from the fourth Korean Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. FV intake was estimated from food frequency questionnaires for the past year. Subgroups of FV included citrus/non‐citrus fruits, cruciferous/green leafy vegetables and carotene‐rich FV. HTG was defined as fasting blood triglycerides level ≥150mg/dl. Results There were 2001(25.2%) cases of HTG. Total fruit intake was significantly inversely associated with the prevalence of HTG; the multivariate odds ratios (95% CIs) of HTG across increasing quintiles of total fruit intake were 1.00 (ref), 0.64 (0.53, 0.77), 0.67 (0.56, 0.80), 0.69 (0.58, 0.82), and 0.77 (0.65, 0.91). Similar inverse associations were found for citrus/non‐citrus fruits. However we found no significant association between intake of total vegetables/vegetable subgroups and HTG, the odds ratio for top vs. bottom quintile was 0.95 (0.79–1.13) for total vegetables intake. Conclusions Intake of fruits and fruits subgroup (but not vegetables) was strongly associated with reduced prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia. Our findings support a potential beneficial role of fruit consumption to reduce blood triglyceride levels in Asian population. Grant Funding Source : None