Effects of Oil Tea on Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

Jiansheng Cai,1,2,&ast; Shuzhen Liu,1,&ast; You Li,3,&ast; Qiumei Liu,1 Min Xu,1 Chunbao Mo,3 Tingyu Mai,3 Xia Xu,1 Xu Tang,1 Quanhui Chen,1 Chuntao Nong,1 Huaxiang Lu,1,3 Haoyu He,1,4 Jiexia Tang,5 Junling Zhang,1 Chunmei Wei,1 Dechan Tan,3 Jian Qin,1 Zhiyong Zhang1,3 1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Microenvironmental Regulation, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China; 4Quality Management Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People’s Republic of China; 5Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanning, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian Qin; Zhiyong ZhangDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuangyong Road No. 22, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-771-5358124Fax +86-771-5358124Email qinjian@gxmu.edu.cn; rpazz@163.comBackground: Animal experiments have found that oil tea reduces body weight and improves blood lipid levels. However, the effect of oil tea on human health has not been confirmed yet. This study aims to explore the relationship between oil tea consumption and obesity and dyslipidemia.Methods: In a cross-sectional population study in Guangxi, China, a semi-quantitative questionnaire was used to investigate the oil tea consumed and food consumption frequency in adults aged 30 years and over. Anthropometric variables and serum biochemical indicators were measured. A total of 2001 adults were divided into five groups based on their non-consumption status and quartile of consumption (groups non-drink oil tea, Q1–Q4).Results: The risk of abdominal obesity tended to decrease significantly with increasing consumption of oil tea (P for trend< 0.05) in the overall participants (Q3 group, OR = 0.545, 95% CI = 0.336– 0.884; Q4 group, OR = 0.520, 95% CI = 0.311– 0.871) and in women (Q2 group, OR = 0.502, 95% CI = 0.274– 0.920; Q3 group, OR = 0.397, 95% CI = 0.213– 0.740; Q4 group, OR = 0.421, 95% CI = 0.228– 0.780). Oil tea consumption Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 group significantly reduced the risk of abnormal HDL-cholesterol (P < 0.05). Oil tea consumption Q2 group significantly increased the risk of abnormal LDL-cholesterol (OR = 2.600, 95% CI = 1.033– 6.546) in women. Oil tea consumption Q1 (OR = 0.081, 95% CI =0.008– 0.864) and Q3 (OR = 0.057, 95% CI = 0.004– 0.913) groups significantly reduced the risk of abnormal HDL-cholesterol in women.Conclusion: Oil tea consumption may be associated with a low risk of abdominal obesity. High-dose oil tea consumption may be associated with a low risk of abnormal HDL-cholesterol. Prospective studies with large sample sizes would be required to further investigate this association.Keywords: abdominal obesity, blood lipid, HDL-C