Lack of an association between dietary patterns and adiposity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthy dietary habits prevent childhood overweight and obesity and the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life. We examined dietary patterns and their association with adiposity among primary school children in northern Tanzania.

Methods

Dietary data was collected by 24-h recall and food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for 1170 primary school children aged 9 - 11 years from 20 primary schools in the Kilimanjaro region. Factor analysis and FFQ data were used to identify dietary patterns. Children were categorized into terciles of their adherence to each dietary pattern. Multilevel logistic regression was used to evaluate the association of dietary pattern terciles with adiposity indicators: body mass index z-scores (BMI z scores), body fat percentag

SUBMITTER: Mosha MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9022355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature