Title
Co‐occurrence and clustering of sedentary behaviors, diet, sugar‐sweetened beverages, and alcohol intake among adolescents and adults: The latin american nutrition and health study (elans)
Date Issued
01 June 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Leme A.C.B.
Ferrari G.
Fisberg R.M.
Kovalskys I.
Gómez G.
Cortes L.Y.
Gárcia M.C.Y.
Herrera‐cuenca M.
Rigotti A.
Fisberg M.
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Poor diet, sedentary behaviors, sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSB) and alcohol intake seem to co‐exist in complex ways that are not well understood. The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of the extent to which unhealthy behaviors cluster in eight Latin America countries. A secondary aim was to identify socio‐demographic characteristics associated with these behaviors by country. Data from adolescents and adults from the “Latin American Health and Nutrition Study” was used and the prevalence of screen‐time, occupational and transportation–sedentary time, socializing with friends, poor diet, SSB and alcohol intake, alone and in combination, were identified. The eight Latin America (LA) countries added to analyses were: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations between ≥2 behaviors clustering, socio‐demographics and weight status. Among 9218 individuals, the most prevalent behaviors were transportation and occupation–sedentary time, SSB and alcohol intake. Younger, female, married/living with a partner, low and middle‐income and obese individuals had higher chances for these clustering behaviors. These results provide a multi-country level of understanding of the extent to which behaviors co‐occur in the LA population.
Volume
13
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nutrición, Dietética Abuso de sustancias
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85106429685
PubMed ID
Source
Nutrients
ISSN of the container
20726643
Sponsor(s)
The ELANS data collection was originally supported by the scientific grant from the Coca?Cola Company (Atlanta, GA, USA) and by grants/supports from the ILSI Latin America branches (Argentina, Brazil, Sur?Andino, Nor?Andino, and Meso?America), Sabar? Children?s Hospital, PENSI Institute, University of Costa Rica, Pontifical Catholic University from Chile, Pontifical Catholic University Javeriana, Colombia, Central University of Venezuela/Foundation Bengoa, University of San Francisco, Quito, and Nutritional Institute of Investigation, Peru. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, analysis, the decision to publish, or the prepara-tion of this manuscript.
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