Body Mass Index Categories and Attained Height in Portuguese Adults

Autor: Rafaela Rosário; Renata Barros; Patrícia Padrão; Rute Santos; Vitor Hugo Teixeira; Oscar Lopes; Nelson Andrade; Andre Moreira; Pedro Moreira
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Quelle: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
Online Zugang: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/491754
https://doaj.org/toc/1662-4025
https://doaj.org/toc/1662-4033
1662-4025
1662-4033
doi:10.1159/000491754
https://doaj.org/article/6f514ce3cbee418881635e3575e85d8d
https://doi.org/10.1159/000491754
https://doaj.org/article/6f514ce3cbee418881635e3575e85d8d
Erfassungsnummer: ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6f514ce3cbee418881635e3575e85d8d

Zusammenfassung

Objective: To analyze the associations between height and BMI categories in a Portuguese representative sample. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 32,644 Portuguese adults (52.4% females). Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics were obtained along with self-reported height and weight. We performed generalized linear models to assess the differences in attained height across BMI categories; analyses were adjusted for age, gender, education, family income per month, proxy reporting information, dietary patterns, and smoking. Results: BMI categories included underweight and normal weight (46.4%), overweight (37.6%), obese class I and II (15.2%), and obese class III (0.8%). Adults with normal weight had a significantly higher height (females +7 cm and males +5 cm) when compared to obese class III. As BMI categories increased, height decreased. In females and males, after adjusting for confounders, estimates of attained height decreased when compared to the unadjusted model (β = -0.049, 95% CI = -0.050; -0.049 and β = -0.030, 95% CI = -0.031; -0.029, respectively), although they remained still significant. Conclusion: Our results suggest a significant difference in attained height between BMI categories. Future intervention programs aiming at preventing overweight and obesity should monitor sociodemographic, health and environmental conditions that affect attained height potential.