Abstract | OBJECTIVE: It is unknown whether dietary patterns or macronutrient composition contribute to the observed differences in rates of overweight and obesity among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women in the United States. We assessed the association of dietary patterns and macronutrient composition with overweight and obesity in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of dietary data from a case-control study of breast cancer. PARTICIPANTS: Population-based control participants (871 Hispanic and 1,599 non-Hispanic white women) from the southwestern United States who completed the diet and other components of the interview and whose anthropometric measurements were available. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m(2)), weight status ( overweight, BMI 25 to 29.9; obese, BMI>30). STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Dietary patterns were defined using factor analysis. Associations of dietary patterns and macronutrient composition with overweight and obesity as compared with normal weight were assessed with logistic regression. RESULTS: Hispanic women reported consuming more energy, a greater proportion of energy from fat and vegetable protein, less alcohol, and less energy from animal protein compared with non-Hispanic white women. Western and dieter patterns were associated with higher prevalence of overweight and obesity; the Prudent dietary pattern was associated with a 29% lower prevalence of overweight and a halving of the prevalence of obesity similarly in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women. Higher proportions of energy from protein (odds ratio [OR] 1.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28 to 2.56) and animal protein (OR 2.10 95% CI 1.47 to 2.98) were associated with a greater risk of overweight; greater proportions of energy from fat (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.27 to 4.08), protein (3.55 95% CI 2.38 to 5.29), or animal protein (3.44 95% CI 2.31 to 5.14) were associated with higher risk of obesity among non-Hispanic white women only. CONCLUSIONS: A Western dietary pattern was associated with greater risk and a Prudent diet with reduced risk of overweight and obesity. To reduce risk of overweight and obesity, Hispanic women should maintain healthful aspects of a native Hispanic diet, and non-Hispanic white women should replace animal protein with vegetable protein.
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Authors | Maureen A Murtaugh, Jennifer S Herrick, Carol Sweeney, Kathy B Baumgartner, Anna R Guiliano, Tim Byers, Martha L Slattery |
Journal | Journal of the American Dietetic Association
(J Am Diet Assoc)
Vol. 107
Issue 8
Pg. 1311-21
(Aug 2007)
ISSN: 0002-8223 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17659896
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Dietary Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fats
- Dietary Proteins
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Topics |
- Acculturation
- Adult
- Aged
- Alcohol Drinking
- Body Mass Index
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diet
- Dietary Carbohydrates
(administration & dosage)
- Dietary Fats
(administration & dosage)
- Dietary Proteins
(administration & dosage)
- Energy Intake
- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Female
- Hispanic or Latino
(statistics & numerical data)
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
(epidemiology, ethnology)
- Overweight
- Risk Factors
- Southwestern United States
(epidemiology)
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- White People
(statistics & numerical data)
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