Farming and adiposity in Samoan adults
Farming and adiposity in Samoan adults
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DOI：
10.1002/ajhb.20469
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Vial, S
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作者：
Keighley, ED;McGarvey, ST;Vial, S
萨摩亚人是世界上肥胖症和相关健康问题发病率最高的国家之一。需要采取可持续的干预措施，以防止肥胖症的进一步增加。这项研究描述了2002年居住在美属萨摩亚的754名成年人和2003年居住在萨摩亚的957名成年人之间农场工作与肥胖症之间的跨部门联系。根据生物电阻抗，通过体重指数（BMI）和体脂百分比（% BF）测量肥胖。回归模型调整的影响，年龄，教育，职业（女性），物质生活方式（MLS），和家庭内的集群，由于家庭设计的父研究。在控制了这些变量之后，在居住在美属萨摩亚的所有年龄段的男性、居住在美属萨摩亚的≥ 45岁的女性和居住在萨摩亚的18-44岁的女性中，参加农场工作与显著较低的BMI和% BF相关，而居住在萨摩亚的18-44岁的男性的BMI显著较低。这些结果表明，农场工作在调节成年萨摩亚人的体型和肥胖度方面发挥着重要作用，可能是萨摩亚群岛干预措施的理想选择。
Samoans are experiencing some of the highest prevalences of obesity and associated health conditions in the world. Sustainable interventions are needed to prevent further increases in obesity. This study describes the cross-sectional association between farm work and adiposity among 754 adults residing in American Samoa in 2002 and 957 adults residing in Samoa in 2003. Adiposity was measured by body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (% BF), based on bioelectrical impedance. Regression models adjusted for the effects of age, education, occupation (in women), and material lifestyle (MLS), and the clustering within households due to the family design of the parent study. After controlling for these variables, participation in farm work was associated with a significantly lower BMI and % BF in men of all ages residing in American Samoa, women >= 45 years residing in American Samoa, and women 18-44 years residing in Samoa, and a significantly lower BMI in men 18-44 years residing in Samoa. These results suggest that farm work plays an important role in regulating body size and fatness of adult Samoans and may be ideal for interventions in the Samoan archipelago.