Influence of mealtime habits on the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To prospectively examine the extent to which mealtime habits influences the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults.

Design

We performed a prospective cohort study. The Mealtime Habits Quality (MHQ) scale was used for assessing participants' MHQ; the outcomes of interest were gain ≥5 % of body weight, developing overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity, after 7 years of follow-up. In order to estimate the independent effect of MHQ on anthropometric indicators, generalized linear models were computed to obtain adjusted relative risks (95 % CI).

Setting

The state of Morelos, Mexico.

Subjects

Mexican adults (n 837) aged 18-70 years participating in a cohort study.

Results

Compared with participants classified in the higher MHQ category,

SUBMITTER: Dosamantes-Carrasco LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6751354 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature