Childbearing age women characteristics in Latin America. Building evidence bases for early prevention. Results from the ELANS Study

 

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Συγγραφείς: Herrera Cuenca, Marianella, Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira, Koletzko, Berthold V., Hernández Rivas, Pablo Ignacio, Landaeta Jiménez, Maritza, Sifontes, Yaritza, Gómez Salas, Georgina, Kovalskys, Irina, Yépez García, Martha Cecilia, Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella, Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira, Rigotti, Attilio, Fisberg, Mauro
Μορφή: artículo original
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2021
Περιγραφή:Latin American (LA) women have been exposed to demographic and epidemiologic changes that have transformed their lifestyle, with increasing sedentary and unhealthy eating behaviors. We aimed to identify characteristics of LA women to inform public policies that would benefit these women and their future children. The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) is a multicenter cross-sectional study of representative samples in eight Latin American countries (n = 9218) with a standardized protocol to investigate dietary intake, anthropometric variables, physical activity, and socioeconomic characteristics. Here we included the subsample of all 3254 women of childbearing age (15 to <45 years). The majority of ELANS women had a low socioeconomic status (53.5%), had a basic education level (56.4%), had a mostly sedentary lifestyle (61.1%), and were overweight or obese (58.7%). According to the logistic multiple regression model, living in Peru and Ecuador predicts twice the risk of being obese, and an increased neck circumference is associated with a 12-fold increased obesity risk. An increased obesity risk was also predicted by age <19 years (Relative Risk (RR) 19.8) and adequate consumption of vitamin D (RR 2.12) and iron (RR 1.3). In conclusion, the identification of these risk predictors of obesity among Latin American women may facilitate targeted prevention strategies focusing on high-risk groups to promote the long-term health of women and their children.
Χώρα:Kérwá
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Γλώσσα:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87417
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/45
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87417
Λέξη-Κλειδί :childbearing age women; Latin America; nutritional status; food consumption; physical activity
Childbearing age women
Latin America
Nutritional status
FOOD CONSUMPTION
Physical activity