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Vitamin C deficiency is associated with obesity in rural Mexican women
Author(s) -
García Olga Patricia,
Ronquillo Dolores,
Elian Shadia,
Torre Karina,
Caamaño María del Carmen,
Rosado Jorge Luis
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.917.4
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , leptin , waist , endocrinology , vitamin , abdominal obesity , vitamin d deficiency , body mass index , vitamin d and neurology
The objective of this cross‐sectional study was to evaluate the associations of the antioxidant vitamins C and E deficiencies with BMI, central adiposity, body fat, and leptin concentration. Women aged 37±7.5 years (n=549) from a rural community in Mexico were evaluated. Anthropometrical measurements included weight, height, and waist and hip circumference. A fasting blood sample was taken for the analysis of leptin, and vitamins C and E. Body composition was determined by DEXA (Hologic Mod Explorer). The prevalence of overweight and obesity measured as BMI was 36% and 44% respectively. Central obesity was present in more than 80% of the subjects and 96% of the subjects had a body fat content higher than 30%. The prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in overweight and obese women was significantly higher (37%) than normal weight women (29%) (p<0.05). Vitamin C was negatively associated with BMI (p=0.035, β=‐0.219;95%CI:‐0.422,‐0.016) and leptin concentration (p<0.044, β=‐0.219;95%CI:‐0.082,‐0.001); no associations were found with %body fat or abdominal fat (g). Vitamin E deficiency was similar in overweight and obese women (70%) compared to normal weight women (76%). No associations were found between vitamin E and any of the variables studied. In conclusion, vitamin C deficiency, and not vitamin E, is associated with increased body mass intake and higher leptin concentrations in women living in rural areas.