Endocrinol Metab.  2015 Sep;30(3):334-342. 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.334.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

• Ejtahed HS
• Bahadoran
• Mirmiran P
• Azizi F

• KMID: 2407085
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.334

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of multiple metabolic abnormalities, is one of the major public health challenges worldwide. The current study was conducted to evaluate the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and MetS and its components in Iranian adults.
METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 5,852 men and women, aged 19 to 70 years, who participated in the fourth phase (2009 to 2011) of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. Demographics, anthropometrics, biochemical measurements, and blood pressure (BP) were assessed and MetS was defined by National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III definition. Frequency and quantity of SSB intakes including carbonated drinks and synthetic fruit juices were collected using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.
RESULTS
Mean age of participants (43%, men) was 40.6+/-12.9 years. Significant positive associations between SSBs and waist circumference, triglyceride level, systolic and diastolic BP in the third and fourth quartile of SSBs were observed, after adjustment for all potential confounding variables. The odds of MetS in the third and fourth quartiles compared to the first quartile category of SSBs was 1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.45) and 1.30 (95% CI, 1.06 to 1.58), respectively (P for trend=0.03). The odds of MetS, abdominal obesity, low high density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated BP had increasing trends across increasing of SSB consumption (P for trend <0.05).
CONCLUSION
Higher intake of SSBs was associated with the higher odds of MetS in adults. It is suggested that reducing consumption of SSBs could be a practical approach to prevent metabolic abnormalities.

Keyword

Sugar-sweetened beverages; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity, abdominal; Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Beverages*
Blood Pressure
Carbonated Beverages
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Education
Female
Fruit
Glucose*
Humans
Male
Obesity, Abdominal
Public Health
Triglycerides
Waist Circumference
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Glucose

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