ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DAILY PROTEIN INTAKE AND CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AND METABLIC SYNDROME IN KOREAN ELDERLY WOMEN

Introduction and Objective: The Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) of for protein is increasing in recent studies has increased in recent studies. However, virtual protein intake is lower than the RDA in the majority of Korean elderly Korean women. This study was performed to evaluate the relationship between protein intake, and cardiometabolic risk factors, and metabolic syndrome in Korean elderly Korean women group. Methods: This study used the data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey administered from for 5years in 2009~2013. We performed multivariate analysis for on the association of between protein intake with and cardiometabolic risk factors including body weight, weight circumference, blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides, and HDL. We controlled for age, physical activity, energy intake, carbohydrate intake, total fat intake, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Then we performed logistic regression analysis to study of the association with metabolic syndrome to assess association with metabolic syndrome. Results and Conclusions: Protein intake was inversely associated with BMI and, weight circumference, whereas a positive association was observed between protein intake and HDL cholesterol, especially in the normal weight group. Protein intake also associated with metabolic syndrome. In this study, protein intake was related associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome. We recommend sufficient protein intake in elderly women to decrease cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome.