Metabolic syndrome and dietary components are associated with coronary artery disease risk score in free-living adults: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Diabetology and metabolic syndrome 2011-05, Vol.3 (1), p.7-7, Article 7
• Main Authors: Takahashi, Mauro Massao, de Oliveira, Erick Prado, de Carvalho, Ana Lygia Rochitti, de Souza Dantas, Lidiane Affonso, Burini, Franz Homero Paganini, Portero-McLellan, Kátia Cristina, Burini, Roberto Carlos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Complications and side effects; Coronary heart disease; Metabolic diseases; Nutrition; Product/Service Evaluations; Risk factors
• ISSN: 1758-5996; 1758-5996
• DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-3-7

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is among the main causes of death in developed countries, and diet and lifestyle can influence CAD incidence. To evaluate the association of coronary artery disease risk score with dietary, anthropometric and biochemical components in adults clinically selected for a lifestyle modification program. 362 adults (96 men, 266 women, 53.9 ± 9.4 years) fulfilled the inclusion criteria by presenting all the required data. The Framingham score was calculated and the IV Brazilian Guideline on Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Atherosclerosis was adopted for classification of the CAD risks. Anthropometric assessments included waist circumference (WC), body fat and calculated BMI (kg/m2) and muscle-mass index (MMI kg/m2). Dietary intake was estimated through 24 h dietary recall. Fasting blood was used for biochemical analysis. Metabolic Syndrome (MS) was diagnosed using NCEP-ATPIII (2001) criteria. Logistic regression was used to determine the odds of CAD risks according to the altered components of MS, dietary, anthropometric, and biochemical components. For a sample with a BMI 28.5 ± 5.0 kg/m2 the association with lower risk (