The Relationship of Acculturation to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among U.S. South Asians—Findings from the MASALA Study

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 306-OR
Author(s):  
MOHAMMED AL-SOFIANI ◽  
SUSAN J. LANGAN ◽  
ALKA M. KANAYA ◽  
NAMRATHA R. KANDULA ◽  
BELINDA NEEDHAM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognitive/Academic Performance among Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ting-Kuang Yeh ◽  
Ying-Chun Cho ◽  
Ting-Chi Yeh ◽  
Chung-Yi Hu ◽  
Li-Ching Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Verbal Reasoning ◽  
The Relationship

This exploratory study examines the relationship between cardiometabolic risk factors (blood pressure, waist circumference, BMI, and total cholesterol) and cognitive/academic performance. In this study, 1297 Taiwanese tenth-grade volunteers are recruited. Scores from the Basic Competency Test, an annual national competitive entrance examination, are used to evaluate academic performance. Cognitive abilities are accessed via the Multiple Aptitude Test Battery. The results indicate that systolic blood pressure is significantly, negatively associated with academic performance, both in male and female subjects. BMI and waist circumference are associated with verbal reasoning performance with an inverse U-shaped pattern, suggesting that both low and high BMI/waist circumference may be associated with lower verbal reasoning performance.

scholarly journals Recommended Intake of Key Food Groups and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Australian Older, Rural-Dwelling Adults

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice J. Owen ◽  
Michael J. Abramson ◽  
Jill F. Ikin ◽  
Tracy A. McCaffrey ◽  
Sylvia Pomeroy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factor ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between diet quality scores and cardiometabolic risk factors in regionally-dwelling older Australian adults with increased cardiovascular risk. This study was a cross-sectional analysis of demographic, anthropometric, and cardiometabolic risk factor data from 458 participants of the Cardiovascular Stream of the Hazelwood Health Study. Participants completed a 120 item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression adjusting for age, sex, smoking, physical activity, education, diabetes, and body mass index was used to examine the relationship between diet and cardiometabolic risk factors. Mean (SD) age of participants was 71 (8) years, and 55% were male. More than half of men and women did not meet recommended intakes of fibre, while 60% of men and 42% of women exceeded recommended dietary sodium intakes. Higher diet quality in terms of intake of vegetables, grains, and non-processed meat, as well as intake of non-fried fish, was associated with more favourable cardiometabolic risk profiles, while sugar-sweetened soft drink intake was strongly associated with adverse cardiometabolic risk factor levels. In older, regionally-dwelling adults, dietary public health strategies that address whole grain products, vegetable and fish consumption, and sugar-sweetened soft-drink intake may be of benefit in reducing cardiometabolic risk.

scholarly journals Sitting Time and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in African American Overweight Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Lee ◽  
Scherezade K. Mama ◽  
Ygnacio Lopez III
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
African American ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Relationship Of

Findings from previous research linking sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition are inconsistent, and few studies address population groups most vulnerable to these compromising conditions. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship of sitting time to cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition among African American women. A subsample of African American women (N=135) completed health and laboratory assessments, including measures of blood pressure, resting heart rate, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, body mass index, body fat, sitting time, and demographics. Simultaneous, adjusted regression models found a positive association between weekend sitting time and glucose and an inverse association between weekly sedentary time and cholesterol (ps<.05). There were no significant associations between sedentary behavior and body composition. The unexpected relationship between sedentary time and cholesterol suggests that the relationship of sedentary behavior to cardiometabolic risk factors may depend on existing characteristics of the population and measurement definition of sedentary behavior. Results suggest distinctly different relationships between weekend and weekday sitting time, implicating a need for careful measurement and intervention that reflects these differences.

scholarly journals Effect of cardiometabolic risk factors on the relationship between adiposity and bone mass in girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1185-1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Hetherington-Rauth ◽  
Jennifer W. Bea ◽  
Robert M. Blew ◽  
Janet L. Funk ◽  
Vinson R. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Vegetarian Diets Are Associated with Selected Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Middle-Older Aged South Asians in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (12) ◽  
pp. 1954-1960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yichen Jin ◽  
Alka M Kanaya ◽  
Namratha R Kandula ◽  
Luis A Rodriguez ◽  
Sameera A Talegawkar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Subclinical Atherosclerosis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Median Frequency ◽  
Eating Occasions

ABSTRACTBackgroundFollowing a vegetarian diet is considered to be beneficial for overall health and is associated with a lower risk of chronic disease.ObjectiveThis study examined whether South Asians in the United States who consume a vegetarian diet have a lower prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors.MethodsData from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study, which included 892 South Asians (47% women), with an age range of 40–83 y and a mean ± SD age of 55 ± 9.4 y, were used. Participants were classified as vegetarian if they reported no consumption of meat, poultry, or fish in the previous year on a validated and culturally appropriate food-frequency questionnaire. Adjusted linear and logistic regression models were used to examine associations of a vegetarian diet with cardiometabolic risk factors.ResultsThirty-eight percent of the cohort participants were classified as vegetarian. Vegetarians reported more frequent weekly eating occasions of whole grains (median frequency/wk: 10 compared with 9, P = 0.012) and beans and legumes (median frequency/wk: 8.5 compared with 5.1, P < 0.001), and less frequent weekly eating occasions of sweets and desserts (median frequency/wk: 1.9 compared with 2.3, P < 0.001). Consuming a vegetarian diet was associated with lower body mass index (P = 0.023), fasting glucose (P = 0.015), insulin resistance (P = 0.003), total cholesterol (P = 0.027), and LDL cholesterol (P = 0.004) and lower odds of fatty liver (OR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.23, 0.78, P = 0.006). The odds of having any coronary artery calcium were lower for vegetarian men (OR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.32, 0.87, P = 0.013); however, no significant associations were observed among women.ConclusionsAmong US South Asians, a vegetarian diet was associated with fewer cardiometabolic risk factors overall and with less subclinical atherosclerosis among men.

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