Association between dairy product intake and abdominal obesity in Azorean adolescents

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103134

Publication Details

Abreu, S., Santos, R., Moreira, C., Vale, S., Santos, P. C., Soares-Miranda, L., Marques, A. I., Mota, J. & Moreira, P. (2012). Association between dairy product intake and abdominal obesity in Azorean adolescents. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66 (7), 830-835.

Abstract

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2012.32