Are postnatal nutritional insult indicators risk factors for metabolic syndrome and obesity?

Authors

  • Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes UFMG
  • Daniele Aparecida Silva UFMG
  • Adriano Marçal Pimenta UFMG
  • Andrea Gazzinelli USP
  • Gustavo Velásquez-Meléndez USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2006.v10.50785

Keywords:

Child Nutrition Disorders, Infant Nutrition Disorders, Metabolic Diseases, Obesity, Body Heigth, Rural Population

Abstract

The objective was to associate postnatal chronic malnutrition with metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity and overweight. A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out in 251 residents of a rural community, Virgem das Graças, located at the Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Short stature and sitting-height-to-stature-ratio were the variables used as postnatal nutritional insult indicators. Short stature prevalence was 31.9%, as well as metabolic syndrome 21.5%, abdominal obesity 26.7% and overweight 25.5%. A significant association between high sitting-height-to-stature-ratio and overweight was found (OR = 7.46; CI 95% 1.59-34.81), which shows that individuals who have longer upper body segment proportion present a higher chance of developing overweight.

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Published

2006-01-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2006)

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2006 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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Are postnatal nutritional insult indicators risk factors for metabolic syndrome and obesity?. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 25];10(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50785

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