The Association between Plant-Based Diet Indices and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Adults: Longitudinal Analyses from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association between a plant-based diet and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Chinese adults.

Methods

Based on the data from the 2004-2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey and the corresponding edition of China Food Composition, we calculated the healthy plant-based diet indices (hPDI) and unhealthy plant-based diet indices (uPDI). The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for MetS. Mediation analysis was further conducted to explore the mediator role of Body Mass Index (BMI) in the association between hPDI and MetS.

Results

We included 10,013 participants, and over a median follow-up of 5 years, 961 patients (9.60%) developed MetS. Compared to those in the

SUBMITTER: Huo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature