Anthropometric Profile of Latin American Population: Results from the ELANS Study
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2021-11-08Autor
Herrera Cuenca, Marianella
Kovalskys, Irina
Gerardi, Alejandro
Hernández Rivas, Pablo Ignacio
Sifontes, Yaritza
Gómez Salas, Georgina
Yépez García, Martha Cecilia
Méndez Pérez, Betty
Landaeta Jiménez, Maritza
Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella
Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira
Rigotti, Attilio
Fisberg, Mauro
Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná
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Background: Latin America has experienced changes in lifestyle since 1960. Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of obesity and stunting among eight countries of Latin American and to identify the determinant risk factors for obesity. Subjects and Methods: Data were obtained from 9,218 participants of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), a multicenter cross-sectional study of the representative samples in eight Latin American countries. All the participants completed a standard protocol to investigate the nutrient intake and anthropometric variables (weight, height, and circumferences) analyzed by country, gender, age, and socioeconomic status. Results: The prevalence of obesity was higher in Costa Rica and Venezuela (29%) and lower in Colombia (16%), stunting was reported higher in Peru (47%) and lower in Argentina (17%), and waist and neck circumferences showed the higher values in Costa Rica (43%) and Chile (52%) and lower values in Colombia (23 and 26%). Conclusion: This study indicates an increasing trend toward overweight and obesity that are associated with lower socioeconomic status, being a woman, and concurs with inadequate intakes of calcium, which may be related to poor quality diet and in the long term could constitute risk factors for the chronic diseases and a health burden to the region.
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10.3389/fnut.2021.740361Colecciones
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