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Shift in body fat distribution from lower body to upper body among urban Colombian women, 1988-1989 to 2007-2008.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9808463 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1475-2727 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13689800 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2007- > : Oxford : Cambridge University Press
      Original Publication: Wallingford, Oxon, UK : Published on behalf of the Nutrition Society by CAB International, c1998-
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    • Abstract:
      Objective: Body fat distribution may be a stronger predictor of metabolic risk than BMI. Yet, few studies have investigated secular changes in body fat distribution in middle-income countries or how those changes vary by socioeconomic status (SES). This study evaluated changes in body fat distribution by SES in Colombia, a middle-income country where BMI is increasing rapidly.
      Design: We applied factor analysis to previously published data to assess secular changes in adiposity and body fat distribution in cross-sectional samples of urban Colombian women. Anthropometry was used to assess weight, height and skinfolds (biceps, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac, thigh, calf).
      Setting: Cali, Colombia.
      Participants: Women (18-44 years) in 1988-1989 (n 1533) and 2007-2009 (n 577) from three SES groups.
      Results: We identified an overall adiposity factor, which increased between 1988-1989 and 2007-2008 in all SES groups, particularly in the middle SES group. We also identified arm, leg and trunk adiposity factors. In all SES groups, leg adiposity decreased, while trunk and arm adiposity increased.
      Conclusions: Factor analysis highlighted three trends that were not readily visible in BMI data and variable-by-variable analysis of skinfolds: (i) overall adiposity increased between time periods in all SES groups; (ii) the adiposity increase was driven by a shift from lower body to upper body; (iii) the adiposity increase was greatest in the middle SES group. Factor analysis provided novel insights into secular changes and socioeconomic variation in body fat distribution during a period of rapid economic development in a middle-income country.
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    • Grant Information:
      T32 DK007658 United States DK NIDDK NIH HHS
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Adiposity; Anthropometry; Colombia; Factor analysis; Secular shifts; Socioeconomic status
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200403 Date Completed: 20201021 Latest Revision: 20230619
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7195995
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/S1368980019004099
    • Accession Number:
      32238205