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Association of white and red meat consumption with general and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study among a population of Iranian military families in 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the association of red and white meat consumption with general and abdominal obesity among Iranian military families.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 525 subjects with age range of 19–55 years belong to military families of Army of Islamic Republic of Iran were recruited during 2016. Dietary data were collected using semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements. General obesity was defined as body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 and abdominal obesity as waist circumference ≥80 cm for women and ≥ 94 cm for men. Finally, we had complete data on 170 subjects for analysis.

Results

Mean age of subjects was 33.78 ± 6.48. We found a significant positive association between red meat consumption and abdominal obesity in fully adjusted model, so that subjects in the fourth quartile had 4.51 more odds to be abdominally obese compared with those in the first quartile of red meat consumption (OR 4.51, 95% CI 1.32–15.40). Such relationship was not seen for general obesity. In addition, white meat consumption was not associated with general and abdominal obesity either before or after adjustment for covariates.

Conclusions

Red meat consumption was positively associated with abdominal obesity. No significant relationship was found between white meat consumption, and general and abdominal obesity. Therefore, further studies are needed to shed light our findings.

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Authors appreciate the valuable assistance of all subjects. We also would like to thank the authorities of AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, for their cooperation.

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  1. Deputy of Health, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Arasb Dabbagh-Moghadam

  2. Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi

  3. Department of Operating Room Technology, School of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

    Morteza Nasiri

  4. Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

    Ali Miri

  5. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

    Maliehe Rahdar

  6. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Omid Sadeghi

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Dabbagh-Moghadam, A., Mozaffari-Khosravi, H., Nasiri, M. et al. Association of white and red meat consumption with general and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study among a population of Iranian military families in 2016. Eat Weight Disord 22, 717–724 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0385-x

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