Association of Dietary Patterns with Weight Status and Metabolic Risk Factors among Children and Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with obesity in children and adolescents. However, few studies have investigated the relationships between dietary patterns and obesity-related metabolic disorders among Asians. We identified dietary patterns in children and adolescents and examined the associations between these patterns and obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome in South Korea. This study is a cross-sectional design. We used baseline data from an intervention study of 435 Korean children and adolescents aged 6-17 years. Insulin resistance was assessed as HOMA-IR ≥ 2.6. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed by cardiovascular disease risk factor clustering. Dietary intakes were estimated using 3-day food records. Factor analysis was used to obtain dietary patterns, and we e

SUBMITTER: Oh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8065894 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature