Dietary intake and anthropometric indices in Mexican medical students, stratified by family history of Type 2 Diabetes
| Autor: | Gabriela Vazquez-Marroquin, Rebeca G. Elguezabal-Rodelo, Leonardo M. Porchia, Enrique Torres-Rasgado, Ricardo Pérez-Fuentes, M. Elba Gonzalez-Mejia |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, Vol 24, Iss 4 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2173-1292 2174-5145 |
| DOI: | 10.14306/renhyd.24.4.1090 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Our aim was to evaluate the dietary intake and anthropometric indices in medical students with positive family history of type 2 diabetes (FH-T2D)(+) and without FH-T2D(-). Material and methods: 144 students were analyzed in this cross-sectional, observational study, conducted during the 2017-2018 school year using interviews and 7-day food diary. The participants were characterized anthropometrically. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), corrected mid-arm muscle area (MAMA), fat arm index (FAI), and tricipital skinfold (TSF) were calculated. Results: we found that 79.2% (95%CI: 72.5- 85.8) had FH-T2D. BMI was significantly higher in the participants with FH-T2D than without (23.7±3.8 v 25.0±3.7, respectively, p |
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