Anthropometric Profile of Latin American Population: Results From the ELANS Study

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dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.contributor.authorKovalskys, Irina
dc.contributor.authorGerardi, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorHernandez, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorSifontes, Yaritza
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorYepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorMendez-Perez, Betty
dc.contributor.authorLandaeta-Jimenez, Maritza
dc.contributor.authorPareja, Rossina
dc.contributor.authorCortes, Lilia Yadira
dc.contributor.authorRigotti, Attilio
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorZimberg, Iona Zalcman
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:05:04Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:05:04Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground: Latin America has experienced changes in lifestyle since 1960.Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of obesity and stunting among eight countries of Latin American and to identify the determinant risk factors for obesity.Subjects and Methods: Data were obtained from 9,218 participants of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), a multicenter cross-sectional study of the representative samples in eight Latin American countries. All the participants completed a standard protocol to investigate the nutrient intake and anthropometric variables (weight, height, and circumferences) analyzed by country, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.Results: The prevalence of obesity was higher in Costa Rica and Venezuela (29%) and lower in Colombia (16%), stunting was reported higher in Peru (47%) and lower in Argentina (17%), and waist and neck circumferences showed the higher values in Costa Rica (43%) and Chile (52%) and lower values in Colombia (23 and 26%).Conclusion: This study indicates an increasing trend toward overweight and obesity that are associated with lower socioeconomic status, being a woman, and concurs with inadequate intakes of calcium, which may be related to poor quality diet and in the long term could constitute risk factors for the chronic diseases and a health burden to the region.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fnut.2021.740361
dc.identifier.issn2296-861X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.740361
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94118
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000720880400001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaFrontiers in nutrition
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectELANS study
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjecthealth risk
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleAnthropometric Profile of Latin American Population: Results From the ELANS Study
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen8
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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