Association between dairy product intake and abdominal obesity in Azorean adolescents

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Abreu, S (Author) Other; Santos, R (Author) Other; Moreira, C (Author) Other; Vale, S (Author) Other; Santos, PC (Author) Other; Soares Miranda, L (Author) Other; Marques, AI (Author) Other; Mota, J (Author) FADEUP; Moreira, P (Author) FCNAUP

Journal

Title: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Vol. 66 No. 7

Pages: 830-835

ISSN: 0954-3007

Publisher: Springer Nature

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FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Health sciences

CORDIS: Health sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-002-8D9

DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.32

Abstract (EN): BACKGROUND: Some studies have reported an inverse association between dairy product (DP) consumption and weight or fat mass loss. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to assess the association between DP intake and abdominal obesity (AO) among Azorean adolescents. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional analysis. A total of 903 adolescents (370 boys) aged 15-16 years was evaluated. Anthropometric measurements were collected (weight, height and waist circumference (WC)) and McCarthy's cut-points were used to categorize WC. AO was defined when WC was >= 90th percentile. Adolescent food intake was assessed using a self-administered semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire and DP intake was categorized in <2 and >= 2 servings/day. Data were analyzed separately for girls and boys, and logistical regression was used to estimate the association between DPs and AO adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS: The prevalence of AO was 54.9% (boys: 32.1% and girls: 70.7%, P<0.001). For boys and girls, DP consumption was 2.3+/-1.9 and 2.1+/-1.6 servings/day (P=0.185), respectively. In both genders, the proportion of adolescents with WC <90th percentile was higher among individuals who reported a dairy intake of >= 2 servings/day compared with those with an intake <2 servings/day (boys: 71% vs 65% and girls: 36% vs 24%, P<0.05). After adjustments for confounders, two or more DP servings per day were a negative predictor of AO (odds ratio, 0.217; 95% confidence interval, 0.075-0.633) only in boys. CONCLUSION: We found a protective association between DP intake and AO only in boys.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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