Dietary patterns are associated with weight gain in newlyweds

Findings from a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China

Bibliographic Data

ID15097404
AuthorsYifeng Zhang (0000-0002-3929-2798, Fudan University), Hui Tan (0000-0002-6604-0852, Fudan University), Xuan Dai (0009-0006-6968-0640, Fudan University), Honger Huang, Hong‐Er Huang (Baoshan College), Gengsheng He (0000-0002-8740-8935, Fudan University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume15
Issue5
Pages876-884
Publication date2012-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980011002692
PMID22005131
OpenAlexW2161756777
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited36

Objective The present study aimed to characterize the dietary patterns of newlyweds married within one year and to examine the factors associated with weight changes. Design A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009. Setting Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. Subjects A total of 342 pairs of newlyweds were recruited at their first visit. Weight and height were measured and food intake was measured based on an FFQ with forty-nine items. Dietary patterns were identified through factor analysis, and the factors associated with weight changes were determined by multiple regression models. Results Average weight gain of the participants during marital transition was 1·9 kg (2·2 kg for men and 1·6 kg for women). Four major dietary patterns were identified: vegetable pattern, sweets and fats pattern, legume pattern and poultry, beef and mutton pattern. In multivariate analyses, the highest quintile of factor 2 (sweets and fats pattern) was significantly associated with weight gain after marriage in a comparison with the lowest quintile ( β = 2·94; 95 % CI 0·75, 5·15; P = 0·01) in men. The highest quintile of factor 4 (poultry, beef and mutton pattern) was inversely associated with weight gain after marriage in a comparison with the lowest quintile ( β = −1·21; 95 % CI −2·32, −0·11; P = 0·03). Conclusions Our results suggest that a pattern rich in sugar, oil and condiments may lead to greater marital weight gain in men; another pattern rich in poultry, beef and mutton may lead to less marital weight gain in both men and women

Animal science · Biology · Body weight · China · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Marital status · Multivariate analysis · Population · Weight gain · Demography · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

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