Factors associated with overweight in Brazilian childbearing-age women according to skin color
Objective: To investigate factors potentially associated with overweight in women of different skin colors. Methods and material: Cross-sectional population-based study with a random two-stage selection sample. A total of 1865 Brazilian women ages 15 to 49 years, mothers of children under 5 years of...
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Published in: | Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 22; no. 7; pp. 785 - 794 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
2002
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | Objective: To investigate factors potentially associated with overweight in women of different skin colors. Methods and material: Cross-sectional population-based study with a random two-stage selection sample. A total of 1865 Brazilian women ages 15 to 49 years, mothers of children under 5 years of age, residing in seven different regions of Brazil. Body Mass Index was used to identify overweight (BMI >= 25). The women were categorized according to skin color as white or brown. Results: The final logistic regression model showed that the skin color variable was associated with overweight in this sample of Brazilian women in two ways: as a biological variable and as a socioeconomic marker. We observed a significant interaction between skin color, age bracket, and residential stratum (urban versus rural), showing that this condition requires these other variables to complement its final effect on overweight. Conclusion: The skin color variable is important to explain the differential prevalence of overweight in the various population sub-groups through statistically significant interactions with age, stratum, and purchasing power. |
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Bibliography: | http://www.nrjournal.com/issues?issue_key=S0271-5317(00)X0087-5 |
ISSN: | 0271-5317 1879-0739 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00380-9 |