TY - JOUR
T1 - Accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators among Latin American adults
T2 - A Multi-Country Study
AU - Ferrari, Gerson
AU - Marques, Adilson
AU - Barreira, Tiago V
AU - Kovalskys, Irina
AU - Gómez, Georgina
AU - Rigotti, Attilio
AU - Cortés, Lilia Yadira
AU - García, Martha Cecilia Yépez
AU - Pareja, Rossina G
AU - Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella
AU - Guajardo, Viviana
AU - Leme, Ana Carolina B
AU - Guzmán Habinger, Juan
AU - Valdivia-Moral, Pedro
AU - Suárez-Reyes, Mónica
AU - Ihle, Andreas
AU - Gouveia, Elvio R
AU - Fisberg, Mauro
AU - On Behalf Of The Elans Study Group, null
PY - 2021/4/27
Y1 - 2021/4/27
N2 - The aim of the present study was to examine the sex-related associations between accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. We analyzed data from 2524 adults (aged 18-65 years) from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health. Device-measured daily step counts were measured by accelerometers (ActiGraph GT3X). The outcomes were body mass index (BMI; (kg/m2), waist and neck circumference (in cm). Overall, the mean of daily steps counts, BMI, waist and neck circumference were 10699.8, 27.3, 89.6, and 35.8. Weak and negative associations were observed between daily steps counts and BMI (r = -0.17; p < 0.05) and waist circumference (r = -0.16; p < 0.05); however, step counts was not associated with neck circumference. Daily steps counts were negatively associated with BMI (β: -0.054; 95%CI: -0.077; -0.012) and waist circumference (-0.098; -0.165; -0.030) independently of age and socioeconomic level. In men, there were significant negative associations between daily steps counts with BMI (-0.075; -0.119; -0.031) and waist circumference (-0.140; -0.233; -0.048), and in women, there was no significant association with either of the body composition indicators. The findings from this study need to be examined in prospective settings that use device-measured from Latin America.
AB - The aim of the present study was to examine the sex-related associations between accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. We analyzed data from 2524 adults (aged 18-65 years) from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health. Device-measured daily step counts were measured by accelerometers (ActiGraph GT3X). The outcomes were body mass index (BMI; (kg/m2), waist and neck circumference (in cm). Overall, the mean of daily steps counts, BMI, waist and neck circumference were 10699.8, 27.3, 89.6, and 35.8. Weak and negative associations were observed between daily steps counts and BMI (r = -0.17; p < 0.05) and waist circumference (r = -0.16; p < 0.05); however, step counts was not associated with neck circumference. Daily steps counts were negatively associated with BMI (β: -0.054; 95%CI: -0.077; -0.012) and waist circumference (-0.098; -0.165; -0.030) independently of age and socioeconomic level. In men, there were significant negative associations between daily steps counts with BMI (-0.075; -0.119; -0.031) and waist circumference (-0.140; -0.233; -0.048), and in women, there was no significant association with either of the body composition indicators. The findings from this study need to be examined in prospective settings that use device-measured from Latin America.
KW - Accelerometry
KW - Adiposity
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Latin America/epidemiology
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Obesity
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Waist Circumference
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18094641
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18094641
M3 - Article
C2 - 33925513
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 9
ER -