Abdominal perimeter is associated with food intake, sociodemographic and behavioral factors among adults in southern Brazil: a population-based study.

Autor: Longo GZ; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. giana.zarbato@gmail.com., Segheto W; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. wsegheto@gmail.com., Silva DC; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. daniellenut@hotmail.com., Ribeiro AQ; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. andreiaribeiro@hotmail.com., Franco FS; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. fernandafranco2006@yahoo.com.br., Souza JD; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. jackdanesio@yahoo.com.br., Coelho FA; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil.. franceguidoval@hotmail.com., Oliveira JM; School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.. julicristie@yahoo.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nutricion hospitalaria [Nutr Hosp] 2014 Oct 06; Vol. 31 (2), pp. 621-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 06.
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2015.31.2.8152
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the abdominal perimeter determinants in adults who live in the city of Lages, SC.
Design: A population-based cross-sectional study in adults from 20 to 59 years-old of the urban area (n=2.022). The dependent variable is the abdominal perimeter, the independent variables are: age, skin color self-reported, marital status, number of children, per capita income, education, physical activity, smoking, nutrition, self-reported diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, body weight index. The differences between the mean perimeters were tested using ANOVA test and multiple linear regression for confounding adjustment.
Results: The response rate was 98.2%, 52.3% were women. The mean abdominal perimeter for men was 93.66 cm (SD 13.8) and for women 92.80 cm (SD 14.5). There was a positive association of abdominal circumference with age (p.
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