The association between dietary obesity-prevention score and cardiovascular risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Dietary Obesity Prevention Score (DOS) is a dietary assessment tool previously linked to obesity. This study aimed to explore the association between DOS and selected cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.

Design

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 1,332 adult employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and DOS was calculated based on established criteria. Serum levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) LDL-C(, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG) and blood sugar (BS) levels were measured using standard commercial kits. Binary logistic regression models were used to examine the association between DOS and CV

SUBMITTER: Salehi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12351968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature