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Food consumption patterns, overweight and cardiovascular risk: a cross-sectional analysis of the Pró-Saúde Study,
Thalita Fialho da Rocha1, Cíntia Curioni2, Eliseu Verly Junior3
1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Objective:
To identify food consumption patterns and association between overweight and risk of cardiovascular disease.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study with staff of the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who took part in the Pró-Saúde Study. Food consumption was investigated using a food frequency questionnaire. Association between dietary patterns (exposure) and overweight and cardiovascular risk (outcomes) was estimated using linear regression.
Results:
Among the 520 staff assessed, four dietary patterns were found: 'ultra-processed', 'healthy', 'meat' and 'traditional'. After adjustment, the 'meat' pattern was inversely associated with waist circumference (ß=-1.52 - 95%CI -2.66;-0.39), body mass index (ß=-0.56 - 95%CI -1.01;-0.11), and the Framingham Risk Score (ß=-0.36 - 95%CI -0.64;-0.09).
Conclusion:
In view of excess weight, risk of cardiovascular disease and inverse association between the 'meat' food consumption pattern and BMI, it is important to conduct further investigations, with non-working groups, with the aim of gaining greater understanding of the health-disease process related to food consumption.
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