title: Association between dietary patterns and blood lipid profiles among Chinese women.
abstract: The present study aimed to identify dietary patterns and explore their associations with blood lipid profiles among Chinese women.
  
  
  
  In a cross-sectional study, we identified dietary patterns using principal component analysis of data from three consecutive 24 h dietary recalls. The China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) collected blood samples in the morning after an overnight fast and measured total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and TAG.
  
  
  
  Data were from the 2009 wave of the CHNS.
  
  
  
  We studied 2468 women aged 18-80 years from the CHNS.
  
  
  
  We identified three dietary patterns: traditional southern (high intakes of rice, pork and vegetables), snack (high intakes of fruits, eggs and cakes) and Western (high intakes of poultry, fast foods and milk). The traditional southern pattern was inversely associated with HDL-C (β=-0·68; 95 % CI -1·22, -0·14; P<0·05). The snack pattern was significantly associated with higher TAG (β=4·14; 95 % CI 0·44, 7·84; P<0·05). The Western pattern was positively associated with TC (β=2·52; 95 % CI 1·03, 4·02; P<0·01) and LDL-C (β=2·26; 95 % CI 0·86, 3·66; P<0·01).
  
  
  
  We identified three dietary patterns that are significantly associated with blood lipid profiles. This information is important for developing interventions and policies addressing dyslipidaemia prevention among Chinese women.
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hongru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Feifei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fengying
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.affiliation: 1National Institute for Nutrition and Health,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,No. 29 Nanwei Road,Xicheng District,Beijing 100050,People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000069466:Red Meat; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: China; Dietary patterns; Lipid profiles; Principal component analysis; Women