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DIETARY PATTERNS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH OBESITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
1"Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic diseases, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
|June 1, 2019
Summary
This study identified three dietary patterns in Romania: High meat/High fat, Western, and Prudent. The High meat/High fat pattern was linked to a higher obesity risk, while the Prudent pattern was associated with a lower risk.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Limited data exists on dietary habits and patterns in Eastern European populations.
- Previous reports focused on individual food items rather than overall dietary patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify distinct dietary patterns within a Romanian adult population.
- To investigate the association between these dietary patterns and the prevalence of obesity.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Analysis of data from 1398 adult participants in the ORO study.
- Utilized principal component analysis to identify dietary patterns based on lifestyle, eating habits, and food frequency consumption.
Main Results:
- Three major dietary patterns were identified: High meat/High fat, Western, and Prudent, explaining 31.4% of dietary variation.
- The High meat/High fat pattern showed a significant association with a higher probability of obesity (OR 1.2).
- The Prudent pattern was associated with a lower probability of obesity (OR 0.8).
Conclusions:
- This research offers novel insights into dietary patterns and their relationship with obesity in an Eastern European context.
- Findings highlight specific dietary patterns linked to increased or decreased obesity risk in Romania.
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