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Stress Level Related to Dietary Intake and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle Aged Women in Urban Area
Author(s) -
Ko Hyunmi,
Byeon Suji,
Shin Yoonjin,
Kang Bori,
Doo Miae,
Lee Seohyun,
Kim Yangha
Publication year - 2017
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.31.1_supplement.lb371
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , abdominal obesity , body mass index , waist , physiology , endocrinology , obesity , triglyceride , cholesterol
The aim of this study was to investigate dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk based on the level of stress in middle‐aged woman in urban area. Subject were participants from the Health Examinees (HEXA) study of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES). A total number of 81,639 middle‐aged women were classified into low stress group (n=47,395) and high stress group (n=342,44) according to their score of Psychosocial Well‐being Index‐Short Form (PWI‐SF). Data was collected using self‐administered questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and blood chemical analysis. High stress group showed significantly higher BMI, waist circumference, and hip circumference than low stress group. Moreover, subject with high stress showed higher fasting blood sugar and lower HbA1c and HDL‐cholesterol than low stress group. High stress group showed higher intake of carbohydrate and lower intake of the other nutrients than low stress group. In the high stress group, odds ratio of metabolic syndrome and related risk factors, such as abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride, and elevated fasting blood sugar levels, were significantly increased than low stress group. Moreover, the higher carbohydrate intake showed the greater odds ratio of metabolic syndrome. The higher intake of protein, fat, retinol, vitamin E, and vitamin C showed the lower odds ratio of metabolic syndrome. Thus, the present study suggested that high stress might be associated with high intake of carbohydrates and low intake of the other nutrients including antioxidant vitamins, which could contribute to increased risk of metabolic syndrome in middle‐aged woman in urban area.