Abstract
In this study, we looked into the association between the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and nutritional label awareness. This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) for the years 2007 to 2015. The study population consisted of a total of 41,667 Koreans of which 11,401 (27.4%) were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and 30,266 (72.6%) were not. Groups not using nutritional labeling had a 24% increase in odds risk (OR: 1.24, 95% CI 1.14–1.35) of MetS compared to groups using nutritional labeling. Use of nutritional labeling was associated with all components of MetS. Central obesity showed the highest increase in odds risk (OR: 1.23, 95% CI 1.13–1.35) and high blood pressure showed the lowest increase in odds risk (OR: 1.11, 95% CI 1.02–1.20). Subgroup analysis revealed that statistically significant factors were smoking status, drinking status and stress status. Groups that smoke, groups that do not drink and groups with high stress were more vulnerable to MetS when not using nutritional labeling. People not using food labels tends to develop metabolic syndromes more than people using foods labels. In the subgroup analysis, drinking status, smoking status and stress status were significant factors.
Highlights
According to a study by the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) in 2017, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were ranked inside the top ten causes of death in Korea [1].It is widely known that people with metabolic syndrome, which is not a specific disease but a cluster of attributes, including hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, hypertension, and raisedVLDL-triglycerides [2], have a higher probability of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, with higher mortality from all causes as well as cardiovascular disease [3,4,5].Contracting metabolic syndromes is known to approximately double the risk of cardiovascular disease and quintuple the risk in type 2 diabetes over 5 to 10 years [6]
We found that the use of nutritional labeling is associated with metabolic syndrome across the whole observation
We found that the use of nutritional labeling is associated with decreased metabolic syndrome in the subgroups divided by smoking status, drinking status and stress status
Summary
According to a study by the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) in 2017, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were ranked inside the top ten causes of death in Korea [1].It is widely known that people with metabolic syndrome, which is not a specific disease but a cluster of attributes, including hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, hypertension, and raisedVLDL-triglycerides [2], have a higher probability of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, with higher mortality from all causes as well as cardiovascular disease [3,4,5].Contracting metabolic syndromes is known to approximately double the risk of cardiovascular disease and quintuple the risk in type 2 diabetes over 5 to 10 years [6]. According to a study by the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) in 2017, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were ranked inside the top ten causes of death in Korea [1]. VLDL-triglycerides [2], have a higher probability of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, with higher mortality from all causes as well as cardiovascular disease [3,4,5]. Contracting metabolic syndromes is known to approximately double the risk of cardiovascular disease and quintuple the risk in type 2 diabetes over 5 to 10 years [6]. In an attempt to lower the number of deaths caused by these two high-mortality diseases, researches about metabolic syndromes and lifestyle are rapidly being conducted. Public Health 2019, 16, 4486; doi:10.3390/ijerph16224486 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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