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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024

Education and metabolic syndrome: a Mendelian randomization study.

Dong Liu, Zi-Xiang Xu, Xue-Lian Liu, Hai-Ling Yang, Ling-Ling Wang, Yan Li

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Dong LiuEmergency Department, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zi-Xiang XuPathology Department, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, China.
Xue-Lian LiuHematology Department, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hai-Ling YangEmergency Department, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ling-Ling WangStroke Center, Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Beihua University, Changchun, China.
Yan LiEmergency Department, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

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Abstract

Aims: The metabolic syndrome (MetS), a collection of conditions that heighten the risk of disease development and impose economic burdens on patients. However, the causal relationship between education and MetS was uncertain. In this study, the Mendelian randomization (MR) method was employed to elucidate the potential causal link between education and the MetS and its components. Method: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with education, MetS, and its components were sourced from a public database, with the inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method utilized for analysis. Results: Education demonstrated a significant negative correlation with the risk of MetS (OR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.48-0.63, Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that education can decrease the incidence of MetS.

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educationfasting blood glucosehigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolhypertensionmetabolic syndrometriglycerideswaist circumference

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