Factors associated with maintenance of body mass index in the Jackson Heart Study: A prospective cohort study secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship of diet quality, physical activity, and environmental factors with body mass index (BMI) maintenance in African American adults. We analyzed data from 4041 participants in the Jackson Heart Study, a prospective cohort study based in Jackson, Mississippi. Exposures were baseline American Heart Association diet quality score, American Heart Association physical activity categories, the built environment, the food environment, and neighborhood safety. The outcome was weight maintenance or loss (no BMI increase ≥1.0kg/m²) versus weight gain (BMI increased ≥1.0kg/m²) over a mean of 5.0years. We found that 63% of participants maintained or lost weight and 37% gained weight. In multivariable analyses, ideal diet quali

SUBMITTER: Auerbach BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511791 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature