Association of dietary patterns and practices on metabolic syndrome in adults with central obesity attending a mission hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dietary patterns and practices can predispose or protect against metabolic syndrome (MetS) in humans. Despite the growing problem of MetS in adults, the underpinning dietary behaviour is poorly understood. We determined the dietary patterns and practices relevant to MetS in adults with central obesity attending a mission hospital in Kenya.

Study design

Descriptive, cross-sectional.

Setting

Outpatient clinic of a mission-based hospital in Nairobi.

Participants

Adults (N=404) aged 18-64 years diagnosed with central obesity as per the International Diabetes Federation definition for MetS.

Primary outcomes

Anthropometric measurements, clinical-biochemical markers and dietary components, quantity and frequency of food intake, as well as time-lapse b

SUBMITTER: Okube OT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552860 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature