Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study
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 fu...
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| author | Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Agatha Nogueira Previdelli Berthold Koletzko Pablo Hernandez Maritza Landaeta-Jimenez Yaritza Sifontes Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Martha Cecilia Yépez García Rossina Pareja Lilia Yadira Cortés Attilio Rigotti Mauro Fisberg on behalf of the ELANS Study Group |
| author_facet | Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Agatha Nogueira Previdelli Berthold Koletzko Pablo Hernandez Maritza Landaeta-Jimenez Yaritza Sifontes Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Martha Cecilia Yépez García Rossina Pareja Lilia Yadira Cortés Attilio Rigotti Mauro Fisberg on behalf of the ELANS Study Group |
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| description | 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 (<i>n</i> = 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba83b98763394c65ab96a6a9db31aab32023-11-21T02:35:55ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-12-011314510.3390/nu13010045Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS StudyMarianella Herrera-Cuenca0Agatha Nogueira Previdelli1Berthold Koletzko2Pablo Hernandez3Maritza Landaeta-Jimenez4Yaritza Sifontes5Georgina Gómez6Irina Kovalskys7Martha Cecilia Yépez García8Rossina Pareja9Lilia Yadira Cortés10Attilio Rigotti11Mauro Fisberg12on behalf of the ELANS Study GroupCenter for Development Studies, Central University of Venezuela (CENDES-UCV), Caracas 1050, VenezuelaFaculty of Biological and Health Sciences, University São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo 03166-000, BrazilDepartamento Paediatrics, Division Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU University of Munich, D-80377 Munich, GermanySchool of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas 1041-A, VenezuelaBengoa Foundation for Food and Nutrition, Caracas 1071, VenezuelaBengoa Foundation for Food and Nutrition, Caracas 1071, VenezuelaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa RicaFaculty of Medicine, The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaCollege of Health Sciences, San Francisco de Quito University, Quito 17-1200-841, EcuadorNutrition Research Institute, La Molina, Lima 15026, PeruDepartment of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110111, ColombiaDepartment of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago 833-0024, ChileInstituto Pensi, José Egydio Setubal Foundation, Sabará Children’s Hospital, São Paulo 01239-040, BrazilLatin 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 (<i>n</i> = 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/45childbearing age womenLatin Americanutritional statusfood consumptionphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Agatha Nogueira Previdelli Berthold Koletzko Pablo Hernandez Maritza Landaeta-Jimenez Yaritza Sifontes Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Martha Cecilia Yépez García Rossina Pareja Lilia Yadira Cortés Attilio Rigotti Mauro Fisberg on behalf of the ELANS Study Group Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study Nutrients childbearing age women Latin America nutritional status food consumption physical activity |
| title | Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study |
| title_full | Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study |
| title_fullStr | Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study |
| title_short | Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study |
| title_sort | childbearing age women characteristics in latin america building evidence bases for early prevention results from the elans study |
| topic | childbearing age women Latin America nutritional status food consumption physical activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/45 |
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