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The association between metabolic syndrome and peanuts, pine nuts, almonds consumption: The Ansan and Ansung Study

Endocrine volume 65, pages 270–277 (2019)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Previous studies reported an inverted relationship between nut consumption and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The present study investigated the incidental risk for MetS according to peanut, almond, and fine nut consumption in the Korean population.

Methods

In a community-based Korean cohort, 5306 Korean adults were divided into four groups according to their peanut, almond, and fine nut intake (<1/month, 1/month–0.5/week, 0.5–1/week, and ≥1/week, in which one serving = 15 g) and were followed-up for 10 years. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate the hazard ratios (HRs) with confidence intervals (CI) for MetS in each study group. Age subgroup (≥50 or <50 years) analysis was also conducted.

Results

The age and multivariable-adjusted HRs with 95% CIs for MetS showed a significant inverse dose–response relationship between peanut, almond, and fine nut intake and the incidence of MetS in men and women (multivariable-adjusted HRs [95% CI] in men; 0.91 [0.76–1.09] in 1/month–0.5/week, 1.03 [0.80–1.31] in 0.5–1/week, 0.72 [0.56–0.93] in ≥1/week and in women; 0.81 [0.65–1.003] in 1/month–0.5/week, 0.76 [0.54–1.07] in 0.5–1/week, 0.57 [0.41–0.79] ≥1/week)). Subgroup analysis showed a significant difference in middle-aged men (≥1/week) and old-aged women (≥0.5/week).

Conclusion

The results of the present study suggested that peanut, almond, and fine nut intake (≥15 g/week) may be inversely related to incidence risk of MetS in the Korean general population. Additionally, the association between nut consumption and MetS incidence risk may differ in sex and age subgroups.

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Acknowledgements

Data in this study were from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES; 4851-302), National Research Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry for Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea.

Author contributions

JYJ coordinated the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript as a first author. C-MO played role in analyzing data and verifying the results. SKP, J-MC, and J-HR participated in reviewing manuscript. JK took a part in analyzing nutrient data and participated in reviewing manuscript. MKK is the guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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  1. Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Ju Young Jung

  2. Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Sung Keun Park

  3. Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

    Chang-Mo Oh & Joong-Myung Choi

  4. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

    Jae-Hong Ryoo

  5. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

    Jihye Kim & Mi Kyung Kim

  6. Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

    Jihye Kim & Mi Kyung Kim

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Jung, J.Y., Park, S.K., Oh, CM. et al. The association between metabolic syndrome and peanuts, pine nuts, almonds consumption: The Ansan and Ansung Study. Endocrine 65, 270–277 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-019-01980-3

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Keywords

  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Peanut
  • Almond
  • Fine nut