Association of Longitudinal Nutrient Patterns with Body Composition in Black Middle-Aged South African Women: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the association of longitudinal nutrient patterns with body composition in a cohort of 132 black South African middle-aged women over five years. Nutrient patterns were identified using principal component analysis at baseline and follow-up 5 years later. Associations between nutrient patterns and repeated body composition measures were evaluated using generalized estimating equations, before and after adjusting for baseline education and repeated measures of age, socio-economic status, physical activity and employment. The animal-driven nutrient pattern was associated with increases in repeated measures of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (β coefficient, 5.79 [95% CI, 0.01-11.57] cm²), fat mass index (FMI) (0.47 [0.01-0.93] kg·m^-2) and lean

SUBMITTER: Makura-Kankwende CBT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9565998 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature