Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and framingham risk score in apparently healthy vegetarian and omnivorous men

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2018-05-01

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Navarro, Julio Cesar Acosta
Antoniazzi, Luiza
Oki, Adriana Midori
Bonfim, Maria Carlos
Hong, Valeria
Bortolotto, Luiz Aparecido
Acosta-Cardenas, Pedro
Sandrim, Valeria [UNESP]
Miname, Marcio Hiroshi
Dos Santos Filho, Raul Dias

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Background: Recent studies have shown a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MSyn) in vegetarians (VEG) despite the inconclusive evidence from others. Objective: To verify the association between diet and other lifestyle characteristics and the prevalence of MSyn, cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in apparently healthy VEG and omnivorous (OMN) men. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 88 apparently healthy men ≥ 35 years, 44 VEG and 44 OMN, were assessed for anthropometric data, blood pressure, blood lipids, glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP) and FRS. To test the association between lifestyle and MSyn, Student t test, chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression model were used. A significance level of 5% was considered in all statistical analyses. Results: Several CRF were significantly lower in VEG than in OMN: body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting serum total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein b, glucose, and glycated hemoglobin (all p < 0.05). The FRS mean was lower in VEG than in OMN (2.98 ± 3.7 vs 4.82 ± 4.8, p = 0.029). The percentage of individuals with MSyn was higher among OMN than among VEG (52.3 vs.15.9%) (p < 0.001). The OMN diet was associated with MSyn (OR: 6.28 95%CI 2.11-18.71) and alterations in most MSyn components in the multiple regression model independently of caloric intake, age and physical activity. Conclusion: The VEG diet was associated with lower CRF, FRS and percentage of individuals with MSyn. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018; 110(5):430-437).

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Coronary artery disease, Diet, Men, Metabolic syndrome, Risk factors, Vegetarian, Vegetarians

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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 110, n. 5, p. 430-437, 2018.