Eating Behavior (Duration, Content, and Timing) Among Workers Living under Different Levels of Urbanization

Urbanization has contributed to extended wakefulness, which may in turn be associated with eating over a longer period. Here, we present a field study conducted in four groups with different work hours and places of living in order to investigate eating behavior (duration, content, and timing). Anthropometric measures were taken from the participants (rural (n = 22); town (n = 19); city-day workers (n = 11); city-night workers (n = 14)). In addition, a sociodemographic questionnaire was self-answered and 24-h food recalls were applied for three days. The 24-h food recalls revealed that fat intake varied according to the groups, with the highest consumption by the city-day workers. By contrast, city-day workers had the lowest intake of carbohydrate, whereas the rural group had the highest. In general, all groups had some degree of inadequacy in food consumption. Eating duration was negatively correlated with total energy intake, fat, and protein consumption in the rural and town groups. There was a positive correlation between body mass index and eating duration in both city groups. The rural group had the earliest start time of eating, and this was associated with a lower body mass index. This study suggested that food content and timing, as well as eating duration, differed according to place of living, which in turn may be linked to lifestyle.

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Plasma bile acids show a positive correlation with body mass index which may play a role in eating behavior

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes ◽

10.1055/s-0035-1547692 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 122 (03) ◽

Author(s):

P Prinz ◽

T Hofmann ◽

A Ahnis ◽

U Elbelt ◽

M Goebel-Stengel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Bile Acids ◽

Body Mass ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Positive Correlation

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Relationship between the diameter of great saphenous vein and body mass index

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro ◽

10.1590/s1677-54492005000300008 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 265-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Amélia C. Seidel ◽

Fausto Miranda Jr. ◽

Yara Juliano ◽

Neil F. Novo

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Saphenous Vein ◽

The Body ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Venous Disease ◽

Paired Data ◽

Color Flow ◽

Spearman Test ◽

Different Levels

OBJECTIVE: This study has been designed to correlate the diameter of the greater saphenous vein in different levels of the lower limbs with the body mass index of each individual to determine a possible relation between them. METHODS: Fifty-two lower limbs in 26 volunteers (six males and 20 females) without a chronic venous disease record, aged 21-68 were evaluated. Prior to color-flow duplex scanning the body mass index was defined. The deep and superficial venous systems and perforator veins were assessed as described in the literature. The diameter of the greater saphenous vein was measured with ultrasound longitudinal imaging in seven different levels. For the statistical analysis, Student t test for paired data and Spearman test were used. RESULTS: The difference observed in saphenous venous in the second and third levels when compared to the lower right and left limbs was not considered significant and a single group was formed to correlate with body mass index. The correlation was considered statistically irrelevant. CONCLUSION: By correlating the diameters of the greater saphenous vein with the body mass index of each individual it was noted that the relation between them is not significant, therefore it can be assumed that tall thin individuals can have greater saphenous vein with similar diameter as short fat individuals.

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Body mass index percentiles in adolescents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and their comparison with international parameters

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-27302010000300008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Aparecida Zanetti Passos ◽

Isa de Pádua Cintra ◽

Lúcia Maria Branco ◽

Helymar da Costa Machado ◽

Mauro Fisberg

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Reference Data ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Study Results ◽

The City

OBJECTIVE: To describe the percentile distribution of body mass index (BMI) in school adolescents, by gender and age, comparing them with international parameters. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study included 8,020 adolescents aged 10-15 years from 43 schools in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. BMI values of the study sample were distributed in percentiles and compared to international parameters (CDC, Must and cols. and Cole and cols.). RESULTS: Both male and female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years showed BMI cut-offs over the international parameters, especially in the P50-P85 percentile range. At the age of 15, the observed values were very similar to reference data; however, BMI values in the 95th percentile were much higher than international parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The study results show how important it is to use adequate BMI values for Brazilian adolescents aged 10-15 since international parameters may not reflect the actual nutritional status of this group.

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Correlation of shift work and waist circumference, body mass index, chronotype and depressive symptoms

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-27302010000700010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 54 (7) ◽

pp. 652-656 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Luciana da Conceição Antunes ◽

Manoela Neves da Jornada ◽

Letícia Ramalho ◽

Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Shift Work ◽

Self Report ◽

Metabolic Disturbances ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Shift Workers ◽

Health Area

OBJECTIVE: Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study comprising 14 shift workers and 13 day workers. Subjects were workers from the health area aged 25 to 60 years. Minor psychiatric disorders were accessed by Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and depressive symptoms by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chronotype was accessed using Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Anthropometric measures were taken. RESULTS: Shift workers presented higher BMI (P = 0.03) and waist circumference (P = 0.004) than day workers. Years on shift work were significantly correlated to waist circumference (r = 0.43; P = 0.03) and age (r = 0.47; P = 0.02). Shift work was not correlated with depressive symptoms and chronotype. CONCLUSION: These results may suggest a role played by shift work on the development and/or the early clinic manifestations of metabolic disturbances, becoming a risk factor to metabolic syndrome.

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Body Composition According to Spinal Cord Injury Level: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10173911 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (17) ◽

pp. 3911

Author(s):

Peter Francis Raguindin ◽

Alessandro Bertolo ◽

Ramona Maria Zeh ◽

Gion Fränkl ◽

Oche Adam Itodo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Body Composition ◽

Body Mass ◽

Weighted Mean Difference ◽

Central Adiposity ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cord Injury

The level of injury is linked with biochemical alterations and limitations in physical activity among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), which are crucial determinants of body composition. We searched five electronic databases from inception until 22 July 2021. The pooled effect estimates were computed using random-effects models, and heterogeneity was calculated using I2 statistics and the chi-squared test. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. We pooled 40 studies comprising 4872 individuals with SCI (3991 males, 825 females, and 56 sex-unknown) in addition to chronic SCI (median injury duration 12.3 y, IQR 8.03–14.8). Individuals with tetraplegia had a higher fat percentage (weighted mean difference (WMD) 1.9%, 95% CI 0.6, 3.1) and lower lean mass (WMD −3.0 kg, 95% CI −5.9, −0.2) compared to those with paraplegia. Those with tetraplegia also had higher indicators of central adiposity (WMD, visceral adipose tissue area 0.24 dm2 95% CI 0.05, 0.43 and volume 1.05 L 95% CI 0.14, 1.95), whereas body mass index was lower in individuals with tetraplegia than paraplegia (WMD −0.9 kg/mg2, 95% CI −1.4, −0.5). Sex, age, and injury characteristics were observed to be sources of heterogeneity. Thus, individuals with tetraplegia have higher fat composition compared to paraplegia. Anthropometric measures, such as body mass index, may be inaccurate in describing adiposity in SCI individuals.

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The impact of binge eating behavior on lithium- and quetiapine-associated changes in body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference during 6 months of treatment: Findings from the bipolar CHOICE study

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 266 ◽

pp. 772-781 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Satyanarayana R. Yaramala ◽

Susan L. McElroy ◽

Jennifer Geske ◽

Stacey Winham ◽

Keming Gao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Weight ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Binge Eating ◽

Body Mass ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

The Impact

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The Human Body in Britain: Past and Future

The Economic Future in Historical Perspective ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197263471.003.0014 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Roderick Floud

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Human Body ◽

Standard Of Living ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

The Past ◽

Shed Light ◽

Material Welfare

This chapter explores evidence on the changing shape of the British human body, in particular its height and weight, in order to shed light on the past and possibly future standard of living of the British population. It focuses on anthropometric measures (based on height, weight, and body mass index) that are employed as indicators of material welfare of the population.

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Assessing Appetitive Traits Among Chinese Young Adults Using the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire: Factor Structure, Gender Invariance and Latent Mean Differences, and Associations With BMI

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191119864642 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 107319111986464 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jinbo He ◽

Shengyan Sun ◽

Hana F. Zickgraf ◽

Jordan M. Ellis ◽

Xitao Fan

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Young Adults ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Body Mass ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Chinese Translation ◽

Present Sample ◽

Chinese Young Adults ◽

Mean Differences

The current study examined the factor structure, measurement reliability, measurement invariance across genders, and latent gender mean differences, of a new Chinese translation of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (C-AEBQ) in a Chinese young adult sample ( n = 1,068, 52.57% women). The associations between the appetitive traits assessed by the AEBQ and body mass index were also explored. The previously established eight-factor model of the AEBQ was supported in the present sample. The C-AEBQ had strong measurement invariance between genders. Cronbach’s alpha estimates of the eight subscales of the C-AEBQ ranged from 0.76 to 0.97, and the test–retest reliability coefficients of the subscales ranged from 0.50 to 0.77. The C-AEBQ had adequate convergent and divergent validity, as supported by the theoretically expected correlations between C-AEBQ and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire. Furthermore, Satiety Responsiveness, Slowness in Eating, and Food Fussiness were inversely associated with body mass index. Overall, the C-AEBQ appears to be a psychometrically sound instrument as a comprehensive measure for appetitive traits for Chinese young adults.

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