title: Dietary carbohydrates and glycated proteins in the blood in non diabetic subjects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate in non diabetic subjects the association of dietary carbohydrates with fructosamine, a measure of total non enzymatic glycated proteins in the blood associated with mortality, particularly from cardiovascular diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population sample of 252 subjects (137 men and 115 women, mean age 57) without diabetes and with fasting serum glucose <126 mg/100 mL, participated in the study. Diet and dietary glycemic load were measured with a validated food frequency questionnaire. Fructosamine was measured with a standard colorimetric method. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum fructosamine was positively associated with dietary glycemic load. Moreover, it was positively associated with intake of polyunsaturated fats and alcohol; and negatively with intake of monounsaturated fats, and with physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of carbohydrate and fat, as well as physical activity, may explain the variation of non enzymatic glycated serum proteins in non diabetic subjects.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Epidemiology, IRCCS S. De Bellis, Research Hospital for Digestive Diseases, Castellana, (Bari), 70013, ITALY. gmisciag@libero.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Misciagna
authors.forename: Giampietro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Michele
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cisternino
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Logroscino
authors.forename: Jo L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Freudenheim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine / Q000097:blood*; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D019270:Fructosamine