Parity and Overweight/Obesity in Peruvian Women

Huayanay Espinoza, Carlos Andrés; Quispe, Renato; Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos; Miranda, J. Jaime; Poterico, Julio A.; Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín

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