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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Dietary patterns are associated with excess weight and abdominal obesity in a cohort of young Brazilian adults

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Author(s):
Machado Arruda, Soraia Pinheiro ; Moura da Silva, Antonio Augusto ; Kac, Gilberto ; Freitas Vilela, Ana Amelia ; Goldani, Marcelo ; Bettiol, Heloisa ; Barbieri, Marco Antonio
Total Authors: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION; v. 55, n. 6, p. 2081-2091, SEP 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

The objective of the present study was to investigate whether dietary patterns are associated with excess weight and abdominal obesity among young adults (23-25 years). A cross-sectional study was conducted on 2061 participants of a birth cohort from Ribeiro Preto, Brazil, started in 1978-1979. Twenty-seven subjects with caloric intake outside +/- 3 standard deviation range were excluded, leaving 2034 individuals. Excess weight was defined as body mass index (BMI aeyen 25 kg/m(2)), abdominal obesity as waist circumference (WC > 80 cm for women; > 90 cm for men) and waist/hip ratio (WHR > 0.85 for women; > 0.90 for men). Poisson regression with robust variance adjustment was used to estimate the prevalence ratio (PR) adjusted for socio-demographic and lifestyle variables. Four dietary patterns were identified by principal component analysis: healthy, traditional Brazilian, bar and energy dense. In the adjusted analysis, the bar pattern was associated with a higher prevalence of excess weight (PR 1.46; 95 % CI 1.23-1.73) and abdominal obesity based on WHR (PR 2.19; 95 % CI 1.59-3.01). The energy-dense pattern was associated with a lower prevalence of excess weight (PR 0.73; 95 % CI 0.61-0.88). Men with greater adherence to the traditional Brazilian pattern showed a lower prevalence of excess weight (PR 0.65; 95 % CI 0.51-0.82), but no association was found for women. There was no association between the healthy pattern and excess weight/abdominal obesity. In this sample, the bar pattern was associated with higher prevalences of excess weight and abdominal obesity, while the energy-dense (for both genders) and traditional Brazilian (only for men) patterns were associated with lower prevalences of excess weight. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 00/09508-7 - From perinatal health to health of the young adult: study of cohort born in 1978/79 in the hospitals of Ribeirão Preto, SP
Grantee:Marco Antonio Barbieri
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants