Nutr Res Pract.  2016 Jun;10(3):313-320. 10.4162/nrp.2016.10.3.313.

Associations of dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk parameters in Vietnamese female marriage immigrants in South Korea: The KoGES follow-up study

• Yang H
• Kim H
• Kim JM
• Chung HW
• Chang N

• KMID: 2342134
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2016.10.3.313

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
This study was conducted to compare the overall changes in dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk parameters in Vietnamese marriage-based female immigrants over time.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
The subjects of this study were 581 Vietnamese marriage-based female immigrants, who were recruited from local clinical centers in Korea. Baseline data were collected from 2006-2011 and the follow-up data were collected from 2012-2014. Dietary food intake was assessed by a 1-day 24-hour recall method.
RESULTS
Compared to the baseline, the mean body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure increased while the fasting blood sugar, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol decreased at follow-up. The total consumption of foods such as vegetables/fruits/seaweeds/mushrooms, oil and fat, and eggs decreased during the follow-up period, whereas the consumption of sugars, beverages and meats increased. Partial correlation between the rate of change [(Follow-up - Baseline) / Baseline × 100] in metabolic syndrome risk parameters and food intake after controlling for confounding factors showed that the waist circumference was positively correlated with either the total plant food intake (r = 0.1042, P = 0.0129) or the total food intake (r = 0.0880, P = 0.0359). The plasma levels of total cholesterol (r = -0.1918, P = 0.0289) and HDL-cholesterol (r = -0.1424, P = 0.0007) were negatively correlated with the percentage of total intake from plant food, and HDL-cholesterol levels were positively correlated with the intake of total animal food (r = 0.0980, P = 0.0217). The serum C-reactive protein levels were positively correlated with the total intake of animal food (r = 0.2374, P < 0.0001) or the percentage of total intake from animal food (r = 0.1346, P = 0.0016).
CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that the change rate of dietary intake such as total plant food or animal food is associated with the change rates of metabolic syndrome risk parameters.

Keyword

Vietnamese immigrants; dietary change; lipid profile; metabolic syndrome; follow-up study

MeSH Terms

Animals
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Beverages
Blood Glucose
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
C-Reactive Protein
Carbohydrates
Cholesterol
Eating
Eggs
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Fasting
Female*
Follow-Up Studies*
Humans
Korea*
Lipoproteins
Marriage*
Meat
Methods
Ovum
Plants
Plasma
Triglycerides
Waist Circumference
Blood Glucose
C-Reactive Protein
Carbohydrates
Cholesterol
Lipoproteins
Triglycerides

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