Low-Quality Carbohydrate Intake Is Associated With a Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: The Aragon Workers' Health Study (AWHS) Study
Authors' conclusion
Among middle-aged men, a higher adherence to a high-quality carbohydrate diet is associated with a lower prevalence of MetS. Triglyceridemia is the MetS component that contributed the most to this reduced risk.
Study context
- Population
- Middle-aged men, aged 50.9 (SD 3.9) years, no previous CVD, Aragon Workers' Health Study (AWHS) cohort, Spain
- Participants
- 2,316 men
- Exposure
- Carbohydrate quality index (CQI) categories vs lowest CQI category
- Outcome
- MetS (harmonized NCEP-ATP III definition)
Methodological detailsAWHS cohort
- AWHS cohort
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
MetS
Each group vs CQI 4-6Odds ratio (95% CI)
CQI 10-12
0.64(0.45–0.94)
CQI 13-15
0.52(0.30–0.88)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| HypertriglyceridemiaCQI 10-12vs CQI 4-6 | 0.61 (0.46–0.81) | |
| HypertriglyceridemiaCQI 13-15vs CQI 4-6 | 0.48 (0.32–0.71) | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Low-Quality Carbohydrate Intake Is Associated With a Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: The AWHS Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 23 December 2023. doi:10.
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