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Session: Let's Focus on Healthy Dietary Components and Overall Healthy Dietary Pattern: Health Implications and Technology-Supported Tools for Assessment and Interventions (Poster Theater Flash Session 14)

(PTFS14-02-24) Pulses Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome Among Hispanic/Latino Adults: Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Monday, July 1, 2024

10:04 AM – 10:08 AM CT

Location: Hall F1 (The Hub) - Poster Theater

Presenting Author(s)

Juliana Teruel Camargo, PhD MPH (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Fellow
NHLBI
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Author(s)

CD

Chelsea Duong

NHLBI, United States
AH

Amanda Hinerman

NIH, United States
JJ

Jordan Juarez

NHLBI, United States
ER

Erik J. Rodriquez

NIH, United States
EP

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable

NIH, United States

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) occurs in 50% of middle-aged Hispanic/Latino adults, contributing significantly to cardiovascular disease mortality, such as heart attacks and strokes, in this demographic. Pulses, the dried seeds of the legume family (e.g., chickpeas, dry beans, dry peas, and lentils), have anti-inflammatory and fiber-rich properties that may mitigate MetS risks. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between pulses consumption and MetS within the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) cohort.

Methods: Utilizing HCHS/SOL baseline (2008-2011) cross-sectional data from 6,958 adults aged ≥ 50, pulses intake was assessed at baseline through 24-hour dietary recalls. Participants were categorized into no, low, moderate, and high consumption groups. MetS criteria included elevated blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and abdominal obesity. Multivariate logistic regression models examined the relationship between pulses consumption and MetS, adjusted by demographics, acculturation, and energy intake.

Results: Of 6,958 individuals, 53.1% had MetS and 53.4% had either moderate or high pulses consumption. Pulses consumption varied by Hispanic/Latino heritage, where 59.7% of Cubans had a high consumption of pulses, followed by Mexicans, with 42.3% having a moderate consumption, and 57.1% of Puerto Ricans having a low or no consumption of pulses. Moderate (odds ratio [OR] = 0.67, 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.53,0.86) and high (OR = 0.66, 95%CI=0.50,0.89) pulses consumption reduced the odds of MetS compared to low consumption.

Conclusions: Among middle-aged Hispanic/Latino adults, greater levels of pulses consumption reduced the likelihood of experiencing MetS. Encouraging pulses consumption might alleviate the burden of MetS, and potentially cardiovascular mortality, in this growing demographic.

Funding Sources: Work supported by the Division of Intramural Research of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The HCHS/SOL collaborative study is funded by the NHLBI to the University of North Carolina, University of Miami, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, and San Diego State University.