Association of Tibetan Habitual Food and Metabolic Syndrome Among Tibetan People in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background The association between habitual food intake in Tibet and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is largely unclear. Objective To examine the association between Tibetan habitual food intake and MetS among Tibetan adults. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study, named the China Multi-Ethnic C...
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Published in | Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) Vol. 9; p. 888317 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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24.06.2022
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Summary: | Background
The association between habitual food intake in Tibet and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is largely unclear.
Objective
To examine the association between Tibetan habitual food intake and MetS among Tibetan adults.
Methods
A population-based cross-sectional study, named the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort (CMEC) study, was conducted between 2018 and 2019. We used data from all Tibetans in the CMEC in the current study. The participants, 1,954 men and 3,060 women aged 18–79 years, were from Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet. The habitual dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). MetS was defined according to ATP III guidelines. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate the association between five Tibetan habitual foods and MetS.
Results
Tsampa, butter tea, and Qing cha intake were associated with reduced prevalence of MetS. Compared with the lowest quartile of each food, odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of medium and high Tsampa intake were 0.59 (0.41–0.85) and 0.53 (0.36–0.77), ORs (95% CIs) of butter tea were 0.67 (0.52–0.88) and 0.61 (0.46–0.81), and Qing cha were 0.85 (0.71–1.03) and 0.75 (0.60–0.93), respectively. When exploring the joint effects of these three foods on MetS, the adjusted ORs and their 95% CIs were 0.65 (0.49–0.87) for the middle intake group and 0.59 (0.42–0.83) for the high intake group as compared with the never/rarely group (
p
= 0.022 for trend). Associations of MetS with Tibetan noodles and raw beef were not observed.
Conclusion
Tsampa, butter tea, and Qing cha were negatively associated with MetS. The recommendation of increasing the intake of these foods may be beneficial for MetS prevention. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Reviewed by: Sapna Langyan, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR), India; Man-Fung Tsoi, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom This article was submitted to Nutrition and Metabolism, a section of the journal Frontiers in Nutrition Edited by: Mallikarjuna Korivi, Zhejiang Normal University, China These authors have contributed equally to this work These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship |
ISSN: | 2296-861X 2296-861X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fnut.2022.888317 |