Shift in body fat distribution from lower body to upper body among urban Colombian women, 1988–1989 to 2007–2008
| Autor: | Paul A. Sandberg, Richard L. Bender, Darna L. Dufour, Traci A. Bekelman, Julio C. Reina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Time Factors Adolescent Medicine (miscellaneous) Colombia Article Young Adult Lower body Surveys and Questionnaires Body Fat Distribution Humans Medicine Obesity Socioeconomic status Adiposity Body fat distribution Leg Nutrition and Dietetics Anthropometry business.industry Upper body Body Weight Metabolic risk Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Torso social sciences Trunk Skinfold Thickness Cross-Sectional Studies Social Class Arm population characteristics Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutr |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| Popis: | Objective:Body fat distribution may be a stronger predictor of metabolic risk than BMI. Yet, few studies have investigated secular changes in body fat distribution in middle-income countries or how those changes vary by socioeconomic status (SES). This study evaluated changes in body fat distribution by SES in Colombia, a middle-income country where BMI is increasing rapidly.Design:We applied factor analysis to previously published data to assess secular changes in adiposity and body fat distribution in cross-sectional samples of urban Colombian women. Anthropometry was used to assess weight, height and skinfolds (biceps, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac, thigh, calf).Setting:Cali, Colombia.Participants:Women (18–44 years) in 1988–1989 (n 1533) and 2007–2009 (n 577) from three SES groups.Results:We identified an overall adiposity factor, which increased between 1988–1989 and 2007–2008 in all SES groups, particularly in the middle SES group. We also identified arm, leg and trunk adiposity factors. In all SES groups, leg adiposity decreased, while trunk and arm adiposity increased.Conclusions:Factor analysis highlighted three trends that were not readily visible in BMI data and variable-by-variable analysis of skinfolds: (i) overall adiposity increased between time periods in all SES groups; (ii) the adiposity increase was driven by a shift from lower body to upper body; (iii) the adiposity increase was greatest in the middle SES group. Factor analysis provided novel insights into secular changes and socioeconomic variation in body fat distribution during a period of rapid economic development in a middle-income country. |
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