Body-Weight Fluctuations and the Association Between the Consumption of Protein-Rich Foods and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged Women in Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Subjects and Methods
2.1. Data Source and Selection of Subjects
2.2. Data Collection and MEASURES
2.2.1. General Characteristics
2.2.2. Anthropometric Biochemical Variables
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- The standard deviation (SD) was calculated according to the formula below:
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- The coefficient of variation (CV) was defined as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean of body weight multiplied by 100, and was calculated as CV = (SD/mean of body weight) × 100.
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- The average real variability (ARV) was calculated according to the following formula:
2.2.3. Dietary Assessment
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MetS | Metabolic syndrome |
BWF | Body weight fluctuation |
LBWF | Low body weight fluctuation |
HBWF | High body weight fluctuation |
HRs | Hazard ratios |
95% CIs | 95% confidence intervals |
KNHANES | Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
KoGES | Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study |
BMI | Body mass index |
SD | Standard deviation |
CV | Coefficient of variation |
VIM | Variation independent of the mean |
ARV | Average real variability |
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Food Group | Food List |
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Animal-based food | |
Meat and eggs | Pork belly, grilled/stir-fried/bulgogi/donburi, steamed pork (bossam, jangjorim, pork trotters), processed meat (ham, sausage), by-products, steak, beef, dog meat, fried chicken, chicken backsuk, samgyetang, chicken doritang, soup (seolleongtang, gomtang, galbi tang, crucible tang, etc.), soup (beef soup, yukgaejang, etc.) Eggs/quail eggs |
Fish and shellfish | Raw fish, mackerel, Pacific saury, Spanish mackerel, Hair tail, eel, yellow croaker, sea bream, flat fish, pollack, anchovy, cuttlefish, octopus, clam, oyster, crab, and shrimp, Squid/dried squid/octopus, canned tuna, jjigal (squid, spear roe, pollock roe, shrimp, anchovy, clam, etc.), clam/bonefish (including soup, stew, grilled, knife noodles, radish paste, etc.), fish cake/crab meat |
Milk and dairy | Butter/margarine, milk, yogurt/yoplait, ice cream, cheese, cream in tea |
Plant-based food | |
Legumes and Nuts | Soybean/soybean Jaban, soup and stew with soybean paste/cheongguk, tofu, muk, soy milk, peanut/almond/pine nut |
Variables | LBWF (n = 1297) | HBWF (n = 1316) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 50.46 ± 0.22 | 51.22 ± 0.23 | 0.018 |
Residence area, Ansan | 54.4 | 50.6 | 0.060 |
Educational level, ≥high school | 39.1 | 34.5 | 0.017 |
Household income, high | 51.8 | 45.1 | 0.001 |
Current alcohol consumption, no | 28.0 | 26.9 | 0.540 |
Current smoking, no | 98.8 | 98.3 | 0.415 |
Physical activity, METS | 9566.42 ± 167.55 | 9726.75 ± 167.38 | 0.498 |
Diagnosis of diseases, yes * | 15.2 | 21.1 | <0.001 |
Indices of body-weight variability | |||
Standard deviation | 1.40 ± 0.01 | 3.00 ± 0.03 | <0.001 |
Coefficient of variation | 2.46 ± 0.02 | 5.09 ± 0.05 | <0.001 |
Variation independent of the mean | 0.79 ± 0.01 | 1.68 ± 0.02 | <0.001 |
Average real variability | 1.35 ± 0.01 | 2.28 ± 0.03 | <0.001 |
Variables | LBWF (n = 1297) | HBWF (n = 1316) | p Value |
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Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.23 ± 0.08 | 25.43 ± 0.08 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference, cm | 79.31 ± 0.22 | 82.56 ± 0.17 | <0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 117.74 ± 0.45 | 119.97 ± 0.44 | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77.29 ± 0.29 | 78.91 ± 0.29 | <0.001 |
Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 87.52 ± 0.49 | 91.02 ± 0.49 | <0.001 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 132.99 ± 2.23 | 129.68 ± 2.21 | 0.294 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 197.56 ± 0.95 | 196.24 ± 0.94 | 0.322 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 51.05 ± 0.32 | 51.10 ± 0.32 | 0.912 |
Variables | LBWF (n = 1297) | HBWF (n = 1316) | p-Value |
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Dietary macronutrient consumption | |||
Energy (kcal) | 1824.34 ± 509.96 | 1822.35 ± 506.94 | 0.920 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 179.01 ± 0.47 | 181.19 ± 0.45 | 0.001 |
Protein (g) | 33.57 ± 0.16 | 33.02 ± 0.0.16 | 0.016 |
Fat (g) | 15.60 ± 0.16 | 14.70 ± 0.16 | <0.001 |
Total protein-rich food consumption | |||
Total protein-rich foods (g) | 141.71 ± 2.44 | 125.91 ± 2.16 | <0.001 |
Meat, eggs, and poultry (g) | 30.27 ± 0.61 | 29.04 ± 0.62 | 0.156 |
Fish and shellfish (g) | 20.57 ± 0.48 | 19.11 ± 0.43 | 0.024 |
Legumes and nuts (g) | 21.74 ± 0.63 | 21.79 ± 0.64 | 0.952 |
Milk and dairy products (g) | 69.14 ± 2.10 | 55.97 ± 1.81 | <0.001 |
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Chun, H.; Ha, J.-H.; Oh, J.; Doo, M. Body-Weight Fluctuations and the Association Between the Consumption of Protein-Rich Foods and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged Women in Korea. Healthcare 2025, 13, 709. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070709
Chun H, Ha J-H, Oh J, Doo M. Body-Weight Fluctuations and the Association Between the Consumption of Protein-Rich Foods and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged Women in Korea. Healthcare. 2025; 13(7):709. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070709
Chicago/Turabian StyleChun, Hyejin, Jung-Heun Ha, Jongchul Oh, and Miae Doo. 2025. "Body-Weight Fluctuations and the Association Between the Consumption of Protein-Rich Foods and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged Women in Korea" Healthcare 13, no. 7: 709. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070709
APA StyleChun, H., Ha, J.-H., Oh, J., & Doo, M. (2025). Body-Weight Fluctuations and the Association Between the Consumption of Protein-Rich Foods and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged Women in Korea. Healthcare, 13(7), 709. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070709