Obesogenic neighborhood environment is associated with body fat and low-grade inflammation in Brazilian children: could the mother's BMI be a mediating factor?
Public Health Nutr
; 27(1): e14, 2023 Nov 30.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the direct and indirect associations of obesogenic and leptogenic neighborhood environments with body fat, and pro- and anti-inflammatory adipokines in Brazilian children.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study. The body fat distribution was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Concentrations of leptin and adiponectin were measured. Four hundred meters (0·25 miles) road network buffer was the neighborhood unit used to assess the environmental characteristics around households. Obesogenic and leptogenic environments were the latent variables obtained from the observed characteristics. The mother's BMI, ultra-processed food consumption, and physical activity before and after school, were tested as mediating variables. A hybrid model of structural equations was used to test the direct and indirect associations of obesogenic and leptogenic environments with body fat, leptin and adiponectin concentrations.SETTING:
Urban area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.PARTICIPANTS:
Children aged 8- and 9-years (n 367).RESULTS:
Obesogenic environment was directly associated with the mother's BMI (ß 0·24, P = 0·02) and the child's body fat (ß 0·19, P = 0·02). The mother's BMI and body fat mediated the association of the obesogenic environment with leptin concentrations (ß 0·05, P = 0·02).CONCLUSIONS:
Obesogenic neighborhood environment was directly associated with body fat and mother's BMI, and indirectly associated with leptin concentrations in Brazilian children, mediated by the mother's BMI and body fat.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Leptina
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Madres
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil