PMID- 34960009 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220112 LR - 20240404 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 12 DP - 2021 Dec 14 TI - Macronutrient Intake in Adults Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome: Using the Health Examinee (HEXA) Cohort. LID - 10.3390/nu13124457 [doi] LID - 4457 AB - Macronutrient intake is important in the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aimed to evaluate total energy and macronutrient intake of participants diagnosed with MetS at recruitment of the health examinees (HEXA) cohort, considering the plant and animal sources of each macronutrient. We included 130,423 participants aged 40-69 years for analysis. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated to evaluate the intake of macronutrients stratified by gender. Energy and macronutrient intake were estimated by linking food frequency questionnaire data to the Korean food composition database, and were calculated separately for plant and animal foods. Low energy (men: OR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92-0.98; women: OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95-0.99), and fat intake (men: OR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.90-0.96; women: OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.77-0.83) were observed. Only postmenopausal women had lower intake of total energy (OR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92-0.97), whereas low fat intake was observed in all women (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.77-0.83). For carbohydrate intake, the OR were 1.14 (95% CI: 1.08-1.22) and 1.17 (95% CI: 1.08-1.27) among women in their 50s and 60s, respectively. Protein intake was low (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.86-0.95; and OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.82-0.94) among women in their 50s and 60s, respectively. High intake of plant carbohydrates in women (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.12-1.20), and plant protein in both genders (OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.05-1.13) were observed, but low intake of total energy, fat, and animal-source carbohydrates in both genders was also observed. Fat intake was low regardless of food source. In conclusion, high consumption of plant-source macronutrients, and low consumption of animal-source macronutrients was observed in Korean adults diagnosed with MetS. Attention should be directed to plant sources of carbohydrates and proteins when designing population interventions for metabolic syndrome reduction in Korea. FAU - Park, Hyerim AU - Park H AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. AD - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Medical Bigdata Convergence, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. FAU - Kityo, Anthony AU - Kityo A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9212-1413 AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. FAU - Kim, Yeonjin AU - Kim Y AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. AD - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Medical Bigdata Convergence, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sang-Ah AU - Lee SA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5079-9733 AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. AD - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Medical Bigdata Convergence, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211214 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Dietary Fats) RN - 0 (Dietary Proteins) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Cohort Studies MH - Dietary Carbohydrates MH - Dietary Fats MH - Dietary Proteins MH - Energy Intake MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Life Style MH - Male MH - *Metabolic Syndrome MH - Middle Aged MH - Odds Ratio MH - Plant Proteins MH - Republic of Korea MH - Risk Factors MH - Socioeconomic Factors PMC - PMC8706324 OTO - NOTNLM OT - macronutrient intake OT - metabolic syndrome OT - the Korean health examinee (HEXA) study COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/12/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/13 06:00 PMCR- 2021/12/14 CRDT- 2021/12/28 01:05 PHST- 2021/11/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/28 01:05 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu13124457 [pii] AID - nutrients-13-04457 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu13124457 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2021 Dec 14;13(12):4457. doi: 10.3390/nu13124457.