Direct and indirect associations of experience of racial discrimination, dietary patterns and obesity in adults from southern Brazil.
Public Health Nutr
; 27(1): e60, 2024 Feb 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyse the direct and indirect associations of experience of racial discrimination on dietary patterns (DP), obesity and abdominal obesity.DESIGN:
This is a cross-sectional population-based study. The main exposure was self-reported experiences of racial discrimination (Experiences of Discrimination scale). The mediator variables were the DP healthy, Brazilian traditional, sugar and carbohydrates, and fast food. The outcomes were obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 88 cm for women; ≥ 102 cm for men). Structural equation modelling was applied.SETTING:
Porto Alegre, Brazil.PARTICIPANTS:
Totally, 400 adults aged between 20 and 70 years were participated.RESULTS:
The mean age of participants was 47·2 years (sd = 13·9), and 75 % were women. Experiencing racial discrimination had a positive direct effect on obesity (healthy DP ß = 0·153, P < 0·05; Brazilian DP ß = 0·156, P < 0·05; sugar and carbohydrates DP ß = 0·156, P < 0·05; and fast-food DP ß = 0·153, P < 0·05) and abdominal obesity (healthy DP ß = 0·206, P < 0·01; Brazilian DP ß = 0·210, P < 0·01; sugar and carbohydrates DP ß = 0·204, P < 0·01; and fast-food DP ß = 0·204, P < 0·01). The experience of racial discrimination did not have a direct effect on DP, nor did it exert an indirect effect on obesity and abdominal obesity through any DP.CONCLUSIONS:
A higher experience of racial discrimination is associated with obesity and abdominal obesity, independent of diet.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Obesity, Abdominal
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Racism
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health Nutr
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil