The association of overall diet quality with BMI and waist circumference by education level in Mexican men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study evaluated the association of two measures of diet quality with BMI and waist circumference (WC), overall and by education level, among Mexican men and women.

Design

We constructed two a priori indices of diet quality, the Mexican Diet Quality Index (MxDQI) and the Mexican Alternate Healthy Eating Index (MxAHEI), which we examined relative to BMI and WC. We computed sex-specific multivariable linear regression models for the total sample and by education level.

Setting

Mexico.

Participants

Mexican men (n 954) and women (n 1356) participating in the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012.

Results

Total dietary scores were not associated with BMI in men and women, but total MxDQI was inversely associated with WC in men

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Olmedo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6751011 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature