J Korean Med Sci.  2013 Oct;28(10):1482-1488. 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.10.1482.

Dairy Product Intake Is Inversely Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults: Anseong and Ansan Cohort of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study

• Shin H
• Yoon YS
• Lee Y
• Kim CI
• Oh SW

• KMID: 1777685
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.10.1482

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between dairy product intake and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components among middle-aged Koreans. We examined 7,240 adults aged 40-69 yr without MetS at baseline over a 45.5-month follow-up period. They were taken from the Anseong and Ansan cohort of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study. Dairy product intake including milk, yogurt, and cheese was assessed with food frequency questionnaire. At the follow-up, the incidence of MetS was 17.1%. The incidences of MetS components were as follows: low HDL cholesterol (16.2%), abdominal obesity (14.0%), hypertriglyceridemia (13.8%), hyperglycemia (13.3%), and hypertension (13.1%). Adjusting for potential confounders, dairy product consumption frequency was inversely associated with the risk of MetS and abdominal obesity. Hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval) for dairy product consumption more than 7 times/week compared to never was 0.75 (0.64-0.88, P for trend < 0.001) for MetS and 0.73 (0.61-0.88, P for trend < 0.001) for abdominal obesity. HR for milk intake was 0.79 for MetS and 0.82 for abdominal obesity. The results of this study suggest that daily intake of dairy products protects against the development of MetS, particularly abdominal obesity, in middle-aged Koreans.

Keyword

Obesity, Abdominal; Dairy Products; Metabolic Syndrome; Milk

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Cholesterol, HDL/blood
Cohort Studies
*Dairy Products
*Diet
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension/epidemiology
Hypertriglyceridemia/epidemiology
Incidence
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X/*epidemiology
Middle Aged
Obesity, Abdominal/epidemiology
Proportional Hazards Models
Questionnaires
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Risk Factors
Cholesterol, HDL

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