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Exploring factors associated with obesity in Argentinian children using structural equation modeling
This study aimed to explore the relationship between family socioeconomic indicators and childhood obesity, mediated by habits linked to energy balance, applying a SEM. A cross sectional study was performed on 861 Argentinian schoolchildren aged 6-12 years, from 2015 to 2016. The model included three latent variables: socioeconomic status, healthy habits, and obesity. Socioeconomic status indicators and healthy habits were surveyed by self-administered parental questionnaires, whereas obesity indicators were evaluated with anthropometry. The applied model showed an acceptable fit (NFI = 0.966; CFI = 0.979; RMSEA = 0.048). ...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ignacio Mendez Mar ía Victoria Fasano Alicia B Orden Source Type: research

The association between cholesterol/saturated fat index (CSI) and quality of sleep, and circadian rhythm among overweight and obese women: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: Our results indicated a direct marginally significant association between CSI with evening type in overweight and obese women. Future studies are needed to clarify the precise link between circadian rhythm and sleep behavior with fatty acid quality index.PMID:37501196 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-023-00414-1
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Niloufar Rasaei Mahsa Samadi Alireza Khadem Negin Badrooj Mohadeseh Hassan Zadeh Rasool Ghaffarian-Ensaf Fatemeh Gholami Khadijeh Mirzaei Source Type: research

Loneliness and its association with sociodemographic and health indicators in Brazilian adults and older adults: ELSI-Brazil
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associations with sociodemographic and health indicators in a nationally representative sample of Brazilian adults and older adults. Data from the baseline (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) were analyzed, and participants with complete information on the variables of interest (n = 7,957) were included. Loneliness was the outcome variable, which was based on the question "How often do you feel alone or lonely: always, sometimes, or never?" Independent variables included sociodemographic indicators and health behaviors a...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paulo Afonso Sandy J únior Fl ávia Silva Arbex Borim Anita Liberalesso Neri Source Type: research

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