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Dietary intake is differentially associated with overweight and central adiposity between sexes in Mexican adults: a multilevel analysis
Author(s) -
Kanter Rebecca M.,
Rivera Juan A.,
Caballero Benjamin
Publication year - 2010
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.24.1_supplement.737.5
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , added sugar , zoology , logistic regression , demography , biology , sociology
We examined associations of dietary indicators with measures of overweight (OW) (BMI ≥25) and central adiposity (CA) [WC ≥80cm in females (F) and ≥90 cm in males (M)] by sex in a sample of healthy adults 20–49y [n=10,260; M, 3750; F, 6510] who completed a FFQ in the 2006 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT). Cluster analysis (n=11,254; M, 4226; F, 7028) revealed four main dietary patterns for both sexes [alcohol (AL), meat/dairy/high‐energy dense (M/D/HED), mixed (MIX), cereals (CER)]. Weighted linear and logistic multi‐level models assessed associations between OW or CA and dietary indicator. Overweight‐F were more likely than OW‐M to consume higher intakes of fat (10g/d) [(adjusted odd‐ratio (OR) (95% CI): 1.11 (CI, 1.06, 1.17); P<0.000], refined carbohydrates (100kcal/d) [1.09 (CI, 1.04, 1.14); P<0.000], sugar (10g/d) [1.17 (CI, 1.11, 1.23); P<0.000], and dairy (100kcal/d) [1.24 (CI, 1.16, 1.33); P<0.000]. Overweight‐F were more likely to consume the M/D/HED pattern [1.51 (CI, 1.25, 1.82); P<0.000] than OW‐M. While OW‐F were less likely to consume the AL [.17 (CI, .08, .36); P<0.000] or CER [.32 (CI, .19, .54); P<0.000] patterns compared to OW‐M. Similar associations were seen comparing CA‐F to CA‐M. Diet and the environmental context in which it is influenced are related to between‐sex differences in OW and CA. This project was done without any research support. Grant Funding Source : None