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[Total sugar consumption and its association with obesity in Chilean adults]
Lorena Mardones1, Marcelo Villagrán1, Fanny Petermann-Rocha2
1Laboratorio de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Background:
Sugar intake is a risk factor for the development of obesity.
Aim:
To investigate the association between total sugar intake and obesity markers in Chilean adults.
Material And Methods:
This cross-sectional study included 396 participants of the GENADIO study. Anthropometric measurements (body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio, and % body fat) were measured through standardized protocols. Total sugar intake was determined from a 7-days weighted food daily. Sugar intake expressed in g/day was categorized into quartiles.
Results:
Higher sugar intake was associated with a higher BMI, WC and HC but not with body fat %. One quartile increment in sugar intake was associated with 1.50 kg [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.49; 2.50] higher body weight, 0.34 kg/m2 [95% CI: 0.01; 0.69] higher BMI, 1.23 cm [95% CI: 0.11; 2.34] higher WC, 1.39 cm [95% CI: 0.28; 2.50] higher HC and 0.02 the waist-to-hip ratio [95% C: 0.01; 0.02].
Conclusions:
Total sugar intake was associated with higher adiposity levels in these Chilean adults.
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