scholarly journals Trends in food intakes in Swedish adults 1986–1999: findings from the Northern Sweden MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benno Krachler ◽  
Mats CE Eliasson ◽  
Ingegerd Johansson ◽  
G/ran Hallmans ◽  
Bernt Lindahl
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Disease Study ◽  
Root Vegetables

AbstractObjectiveTo determine changes in reported food frequency in adults between 1986 and 1999.DesignFour consecutive cross-sectional surveys.SettingCounties of Norrbotten and Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.SubjectsThe Northern Sweden MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) population, four independent cross-sectional surveys in 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1999. Randomly selected age-stratified samples of the population aged 25–64 years. Analysis is based on 2982 males and 3087 females who completed an 84-item food-frequency questionnaire.ResultsBetween 1986 and 1999, average reported consumption of 3%-fat milk decreased from 42 to 7 intakes month-1 in men and from 28 to 4 intakes month-1 in women. Reported use of 1.5%-fat milk increased from 6 to 27 intakes month-1 in men and from 6 to 24 in women. Monthly intakes of potatoes and root vegetables decreased from 38 to 27 in men and from 39 to 32 in women. Consumption of pasta increased from 4 to 7 intakes month-1 in both sexes. Intakes of solid fats with 80% fat content dropped from 92 to 62 per month in men and from 78 to 52 per month in women, whereas use of 40%-fat spread increased from 12 to 22 intakes month-1 in men and from 5 to 26 in women. Monthly intakes of vegetable oil increased from 3 to 12 in men and from 3 to 15 in women. The percentage of overweight or obese individuals (body mass index >25 kg m-2) increased from 52 to 65% in men and from 41 to 52% in women (P for linear trend in all these changes, <0.001).ConclusionsOur data indicate reduced consumption of foods with a high content of saturated fats. In spite of that, there is an unbroken trend towards increased obesity.

Validity of a food frequency questionnaire varied by age and body mass index

2006 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 994-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Paalanen ◽  
Satu Männistö ◽  
Mikko J. Virtanen ◽  
Paul Knekt ◽  
Leena Räsänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Food Frequency

scholarly journals Korelasi antara tingkat kecukupan gizi dengan indeks massa tubuh siswa sekolah dasar kelas 4, 5, dan 6Correlation between nutritional adequacy levels with body mass index of elementary school students grades 4, 5, and 6

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Dida Akhmad Gurnida ◽  
Nanan Nur'aeny ◽  
Dzulfikar Djalil Lukmanul Hakim ◽  
Fransisca Sri Susilaningsih ◽  
Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Nutritional Adequacy ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Correlation Test ◽  
Negative Direction

Pendahuluan:  Usia anak merupakan masa yang penting dalam kehidupan manusia dengan ditandai oleh proses tumbuh kembang. Pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak perlu didukung oleh asupan makanan yang seimbang. Salah satu parameter peisnilaian status gizi adalah indeks massa tubuh (IMT). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalis korelasi antara tingkat asupan dan kecukupan gizi dengan IMT. Metoda: Jenis penelitian analitik observasional dengan desain korelasional dilaksanakan di SDN 1 Tempuran Karawang pada Bulan Oktober 2018. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas 4, 5 dan 6 sebanyak 62 anak yang dilakukan secara konsekutif. Pengumpulan data melalui pengukuran berat badan, tinggi badan dan pengisian form food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Analisis data dengan uji korelasi pearson product moment Hasil: Kebanyakan subjek adalah siswa perempuan (55%), berusia 11 tahun (45%), IMT normal (47%), tingkat kecukupan energi dan zat gizi defisit tingkat berat (65%). Uji korelasi antara tingkat kecukupan energi, protein, karbohidrat dan lemak dengan IMT menunjukkan korelasi lemah dalam arah negatif dan tidak signifikan yaitu -0,200 (p= 0,120), -0,188 (p=0,143), -0,162 (p=0,209), dan -0,179 (p=0,163) secara berurutan. Simpulan: Tingkat kecukupan gizi yang terdiri dari energi, protein, karbohidrat dan lemak dengan IMT menunjukkan korelasi lemah dalam arah negatif pada siswa kelas 4,5 dan 6.Kata kunci: Indeks massa tubuh, korelasi, siswa sekolah dasar, tingkat kecukupan gizi. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Childhood age is an important period in human life marked by the process of growth and development. Growth and development of children need to be supported by balanced food intake. One parameter for assessing nutritional status is the body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this study was to analyse the correlation between the level of intake and nutritional adequacy with BMI. Method: This study was an observational analytic study with a correlational design carried out at Tempuran 1 Public Elementary School Karawang in October 2018. The research sample consisted of 62 students from grade 4, 5, and 6, taken by consecutive sampling. Data collected through measurements of body weight, height, and filling out the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) form. Data analysis was performed with the Pearson product-moment correlation test. Results: Female students (55%), aged 11 (45%), normal BMI (47%), the level of energy and nutrient adequacy showed a severe deficit level (65%) and the correlation test between the level of adequacy energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat with BMI showed a weak correlation in a negative direction and not significant, namely -0.200 (p = 0.120); -0.188 (p = 0.143); -0.162 (p = 0.209), and -0.179 (p = 0.163) ) sequentially. Conclusion: The level of nutritional adequacy of grades 4, 5, and 6 elementary students consisting of energy, protein, carbohydrates, and fats shows a weak correlation in a negative direction with BMI.Keywords: Nutrition adequacy level, body mass index, students, elementary school.

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Predictor of Hyperuricemia than Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Chinese

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-pei Huang ◽  
Bi-xia Huang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Ming-fan Zhu ◽  
Hui-lian Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Predictive Values ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio

Objective: Our study aimed to compare the predictive value of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) for hyperuricemia with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 9,206 South China residents (male/female: 4,433/4,773) aged 18–89 years recruited during years 2009–2010 and 2014–2015. Anthropometric measurements, serum uric acid, blood pressure, and plasma glucose, lipid, lipoprotein, and transferase levels were measured. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and logistic regression analyses were applied to evaluate the predictive values of anthropometric indices for hyperuricemia. Results: The prevalence of hyperuricemia increased significantly with higher quartiles of WHtR in both genders. The best cutoff points of WHtR to predict hyperuricemia are 0.52 for men and 0.49 for women and differed between different BMI and WC stratums. Although there was no significant difference between the area under the ROC curves, subjects in the top quartile of WHtR were at a highest risk of hyperuricemia (p for linear trend <0.001) and the adjusted ORs of WHtR (2.24–2.77 in men and 2.66–4.95 in women) were higher than those of BMI or WC in the multivariable regression model. Conclusions: WHtR was an independent and better predictor of hyperuricemia compared with BMI and WC.

scholarly journals Circulating ErbB3/HER3 Levels are Associated with Increased Risk of Hypertension with Overweight: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Zhu ◽  
Zhengmei Fang ◽  
Yuelong Jin ◽  
Weiwei Chang ◽  
Mengyun Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background: Hypertension and overweight are both independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease，and being overweight can more likely to develop high blood pressure. Recent research has shown that ErbB3/HER3 played a considerable role in the development of cardiovascular disease. However, ErbB3 levels effects in the hypertensive overweight patients are unknown. This study aimed to assess the association between ErbB3 levels and hypertension with overweight in Chinese population. Methods: 128 Chinese adults aged 33-79 years, both sexes, underwent evaluation of height and weight, blood pressure, biochemical indicators and ErbB3 levels. Plasma ErbB3 levels was assessed by the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and body mass index (BMI) was calculated as body weight divided by height squared. Participants were allocated in three groups according to blood pressure and BMI: healthy control group (CNT; n = 31; normotensive and nonoverweight), hypertension group (HT; n = 33; hypertension and nonoverweight) and hypertension with overweight group (HTO; n = 64; hypertension and overweight). A 2-tailed P<0.05 was defined to be statistically significant. Results: The difference in mean of ErbB3 levels in three groups was not significant, but had a linear decrease in males, in CNT (1.13±0.36), HT (1.03±0.36) and HTO (0.84±0.26) ng/ml, with P was 0.007. In drinking population, the ErbB3 was significantly reduced in the HTO group as compared with the CNT and HT groups (0.76±0.23 versus 1.18±0.37 and 1.20±0.30, respectively). ErbB3 levels was negatively correlated with DBP in males(r=-0.293, P=0.012), in smoking populations (r=-0.47, P=0.004) and drinking populations (r=-0.387, P=0.008). Besides, BMI in males and in drinking populations and UA in males presented negatively correlations with ErbB3 (p＜0.05). The multivariate conditional logistic regression showed that plasma ErbB3 levels was associated with reduced risk for HTO in males (OR 0.054; 95% CI: 0.007-0.412) and drink group(OR 0.002; 95% CI: 0.000-0.101). Conclusions：The apparent association between lower ErbB3 levels and overweight hypertensive patients suggested that ErbB3 may contribute to the pathogenesis to hypertension with overweight, with BMI, gender, and drinking all potentially modulating the process.Keywords: ErbB3; Hypertension; Overweight; Body mass index.

scholarly journals Eating Habits and Standard Body Parameters Among Students at University of Banja Luka

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Nela Raseta ◽  
Slobodan Simovic ◽  
Sonja Djuric ◽  
Nenad Suzic ◽  
Alma Prtina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
The University ◽  
Body Parameters

Abstract Poor dietary habits have become one of the most important concerns among public health policy makers in recent years, due to the impact they have on both economic and health systems of a country. The transitional period toward young adulthood, marked with high school graduation and the beginning of college years, has been identified as critical in terms of its influence on young people’s bad eating habits. The aim of this study was to assess whether the results obtained through Food Frequency Questionnaire significantly correlate with standard body parameters. Participants included 210 students from the University of Banja Luka, with the mean age of 21.94 ± 2.73 years. Factorization of Food Frequency Questionnaire Instrument extracted seven factors which were subjected to multiple regression analysis as independent variables, and correlated to dependent variables - anthropological measurements. This study shows that the factors labeled as consumption of bread, consumption of healthy food, and intake of carbohydrates, are significantly related to Body Fat Percentage, whereas factors labeled as intake of food of animal origin, and intake of fruits and vegetables, are statistically significant in terms of their relation to Waist-to-Hip Ratio. Only one factor, labeled as intake of unhealthy food, is significantly related to Body Mass Index; this is to suggest that Body Mass Index has again showed many limitations with regard to its research relevance. This research has also found that students of the University of Banja Luka typically consume white bread, known to have a direct link with overweight and obesity.

scholarly journals Validity of carbohydrate, glycaemic index and glycaemic load data obtained using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Winston Barclay ◽  
Victoria Mary Flood ◽  
Jennie Cecile Brand-Miller ◽  
Paul Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Weighted Kappa ◽  
Glycaemic Index ◽  
Total Carbohydrate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Linear Trend ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Glycaemic Load ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the ability of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to rank Australians according to their intake of total carbohydrate, sugar, starch, fibre, glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL).DesignCross-sectional sample from a population cohort.SettingTwo postcode areas west of Sydney, Australia.SubjectsFrom 1992 to 1994, a total of 2868 older Australians provided dietary data using a 145-item Willett-derived FFQ. A representative sub-sample of 78 subjects completed three 4-day weighed food records (WFRs). Pearson and Spearman correlations, Bland–Altman plots and weighted kappa values were calculated.ResultsCompared with the WFR, the FFQ provided higher mean estimates of all nutrients except starch and GI. All Pearson and/or Spearman correlations were greater than 0.5, except for GL. For GI, sugar, starch and fibre, the regression lines from the Bland–Altman analysis indicated a non-significant linear trend (P = 0.07, P = 0.36, P = 0.28 and P = 0.10, respectively). For GL and total carbohydrate, however, there was a significant linear trend (P = 0.006 and P < 0.0001, respectively), indicating that as the GL and carbohydrate intake of individuals increased, so did the magnitude of the error between the FFQ and WFR. Weighted kappa values all indicated moderate to good agreement, with the exception of GL which was only fair. The proportions of subjects correctly classified within one quintile for all of the nutrients were over 50% and gross misclassification was low (<10%).ConclusionThis FFQ was able to rank individuals according to their intakes of total carbohydrate, sugar, starch, fibre and GI, but not as well for GL.

scholarly journals Issues in assessing the validity of nutrient data obtained from a food-frequency questionnaire: folate and vitamin B12 examples

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 751-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria M Flood ◽  
Wayne T Smith ◽  
Karen L Webb ◽  
Paul Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Folate And Vitamin B12 ◽  
Nutrient Data

AbstractObjective:To compare methods used to assess the validity of nutrient intake data obtained from a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ), using folate and vitamin B12 as nutrient examples.Design:Cross-sectional sample from a population cohort.Setting:Two postcode areas west of Sydney, Australia.Subjects:In total, 2895 people aged 49 years and older provided dietary data using a semi-quantitative FFQ (79% of 3654 subjects examined). The validity of the FFQ was assessed against three 4-day weighed food records (WFRs) completed by 78 people (mean age 70 years).Results:Folate and vitamin B12 validity data were assessed using different methods. The Spearman ranked correlations (energy-adjusted) were 0.66 for folate and 0.38 for vitamin B12. Using the Bland–Altman method, following loge transformation, no linear trend existed between the differences and means for folate and vitamin B12. Large differences existed between the FFQ and WFR in individual cases, particularly for vitamin B12. Finally, data were divided into quintile categories for the test and reference method: 79% classified folate within one quintile, 65% classified vitamin B12 within one quintile; there was no gross misclassification for folate and only 3% misclassification for vitamin B12.Conclusions:Different methods of analysis provided different information about the validity of the FFQ. Correlation coefficients should not be used alone to assess the validity of nutrient data, but should be used in conjunction with Bland–Altman analyses. Depending on the use of the data, additional assessment of classification categories is recommended. This worked example demonstrates that absolute intakes of folate and vitamin B12 should be used with caution.

Cross-sectional metabolic profiles of mental health in population-based cohorts of 11- to 12-year-olds and mid-life adults: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 928-937
Author(s):  
Katherine Lange ◽  
Kate Lycett ◽  
Susan Ellul ◽  
Richard Saffery ◽  
Fiona Mensah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Metabolite Profiles

Objective: Poorer mental health in adulthood is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and reduced life expectancy. However, little is known of the molecular pathways underpinning this relationship and how early in life adverse metabolite profiles relate to self-reported variation in mental health. We examined cross-sectional associations between mental health and serum metabolites indicative of cardiovascular health, in large Australian population-based cohorts at two stages of the life-course. Methods: We characterised cross-sectional serum nuclear magnetic resonance metabolite profiles of positively and negatively framed mental health in a large population-based sample of Australian 11- to 12-year-olds ( n = 1172; 51% girls) and mid-life adults (n = 1322; mean age 45 years; 87% women). We examined multiple standard self-report mental health scales, spanning psychosocial health, general well-being, life satisfaction, and health-related quality of life. Linear regression was used to investigate the cross-sectional association between mental health and each metabolite (n = 73) in children and adults separately, unadjusted and adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic position and body mass index. Results: Better child and adult mental health were associated with lower levels of the inflammatory marker glycoprotein acetyls, and a favourable, less atherogenic lipid/lipoprotein profile. Patterns of association in children were generally weaker than in adults. Associations were generally modest and partially attenuated when adjusted for body mass index. Conclusions: In general, metabolite profiles associated with better child and adult mental health closely aligned with those predictive of better cardiovascular health in adults. Our findings support previous evidence for the likely bidirectional relationship between mental health and cardiovascular disease risk, by extending this evidence base to the molecular level and in children.

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