Author/Authors :
Yosaee, Somaye Department of Clinical Nutrition - School of Public Health - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Esteghamati, Alireza Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center (EMRC) - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Nazari Nasab, Mahdiyeh Department of Community Health Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Khosravi, Ahmad Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran , Alinavaz, Mina Department of Clinical Nutrition - School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hosseini, Banafshe Department of Clinical Nutrition - School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Djafarian, Kurosh Department of Clinical Nutrition - School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however,
the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. This study aimed to compare diet quality in
obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls.
Methods: This was a comparative study on 147 Iranian adults under treatment at the Endocrinology
Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. They were assigned into three groups (normal
weight, obese weight with/without MetS) according to the inclusion- exclusion criteria. Metabolic
syndrome was defined according to the NCEP ATPIII consensus criteria. Healthy Eating Index Data
were obtained from the validated FFQ to determine the diet quality index scores, using the Healthy
Eating Index-2010.
Results: Our findings demonstrated that FBS, TG, SBP, WC and weight were higher among MetS
patients compared to the both weight matched and non-weight matched participants, while HDL-c
was lowest in this group (p<0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between healthy
weight controls and obese/overweight participants with/without MetS in HEI-2010, and 9 of the 12
HEI-2010 components score (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Our study revealed that low diet quality was a risk factor in developing MetS.
