Habitual tea consumption and 5-year incident metabolic syndrome among older adults: a community-based cohort study

BMC Geriatrics

Rui-Rui Wang¹  Xing-Xuan Dong¹  Chen-Wei Pan¹  Jie-Yu Liu¹  Qing-Hua Ma² 

[1] School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, 215123, Suzhou, China;The 3rd People’s Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, China;

关键词: Metabolic syndrome;    Tea consumption;    Older adults;    Cohort study;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-021-02707-8

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe effect of tea consumption on metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. The objective of this study is to examine the prospective association of tea consumption with 5-year incident MetS among aged population in China.MethodsThis analysis included 3005 Chinese adults aged 60 years or older who were free of MetS at baseline examination. MetS was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III. Information regarding tea consumption was collected via an interviewer-administrated questionnaire. The prospective associations between tea consumption at baseline and 5-year incident MetS, as well as its individual components, were assessed by multiple logistic regression models.ResultsOf the 3005 participants free of MetS at baseline, 406 participants (cumulative incidence: 13.5%) developed MetS at the 5-year follow-up examination. In multiple logistic regressions, 5-year cumulative incidence of MetS was found to be higher in those who drank tea more than 5 times per week as compared with non-habitual drinkers (OR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.05-1.82; P = 0.02). This relationship still existed in men (OR = 1.43, 95%CI: 1.00-2.01; P = 0.05) when stratified by gender. Among the five major components of MetS, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was observed in men, while high body mass index, elevated blood pressure and the presence of diabetes mellitus were significant in women.ConclusionsHigh-frequent tea consumption increased the risk of MetS among older Chinese adults. These findings may add novel knowledge to the current studies regarding the controversial effect of tea consumption on cardiovascular and metabolic health among the aged population.

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