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Parity and Overweight/Obesity in Peruvian Women

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dc.contributor.author Huayanay Espinoza, Carlos Andrés
dc.contributor.author Quispe, Renato
dc.contributor.author Poterico, Julio A.
dc.contributor.author Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín
dc.contributor.author Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.author Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T15:28:07Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T15:28:07Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4716
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION: The rise in noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors in developing countries may have changed or intensified the effect of parity on obesity. We aimed to assess this association in Peruvian women using data from a nationally representative survey. METHODS: We used data from Peru's Demographic and Health Survey, 2012. Parity was defined as the number of children ever born to a woman. We defined overweight as having a body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) of 25.0 to 29.9 and obesity as a BMI ≥30.0. Generalized linear models were used to evaluate the association between parity and BMI and BMI categories, by area of residence and age, adjusting for confounders. RESULTS: Data from 16,082 women were analyzed. Mean parity was 2.25 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.17-2.33) among rural women and 1.40 (95% CI, 1.36-1.43) among urban women. Mean BMI was 26.0 (standard deviation, 4.6). We found evidence of an association between parity and BMI, particularly in younger women; BMI was up to 4 units higher in rural areas and 2 units higher in urban areas. An association between parity and BMI categories was observed in rural areas as a gradient, being highest in younger women. CONCLUSION: We found a positive association between parity and overweight/obesity. This relationship was stronger in rural areas and among younger mothers. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofseries Preventing Chronic Disease
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Parity en_US
dc.subject Adult en_US
dc.subject Age Distribution en_US
dc.subject Body Mass Index en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject Developing Countries en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Geographic Mapping en_US
dc.subject Health Surveys en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Linear Models en_US
dc.subject Middle Aged en_US
dc.subject Obesity/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Population Surveillance en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject Socioeconomic Factors en_US
dc.title Parity and Overweight/Obesity in Peruvian Women en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160282
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.02
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1545-1151


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