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Disparities in dietary intake and physical activity patterns across the urbanization divide in the Peruvian Andes

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, July 2017
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Title
Disparities in dietary intake and physical activity patterns across the urbanization divide in the Peruvian Andes
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, July 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0545-4
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Morgan L. McCloskey, Carla E. Tarazona-Meza, Jessica C. Jones-Smith, Catherine H. Miele, Robert H. Gilman, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, J. Jaime Miranda, William Checkley

Abstract

Diet and activity are thought to worsen with urbanization, thereby increasing risk of obesity and chronic diseases. A better understanding of dietary and activity patterns across the urbanization divide may help identify pathways, and therefore intervention targets, leading to the epidemic of overweight seen in low- and middle-income populations. Therefore, we sought to characterize diet and activity in a population-based study of urban and rural residents in Puno, Peru. We compared diet and activity in 1005 (503 urban, 502 rural) participants via a lifestyle questionnaire. We then recruited an age- and sex-stratified random sample of 50 (25 urban, 25 rural) participants to further characterize diet and activity. Among these participants, diet composition and macronutrient intake was assessed by three non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls and physical activity was assessed using Omron JH-720itc pedometers. Among 1005 participants, we found that urban residents consumed protein-rich foods, refined grains, sugary items, and fresh produce more frequently than rural residents. Among the 50 subsample participants, urban dwellers consumed more protein (47 vs. 39 g; p = 0.05), more carbohydrates (280 vs. 220 g; p = 0.03), more sugary foods (98 vs. 48 g, p = 0.02) and had greater dietary diversity (6.4 vs 5.8; p = 0.04). Rural subsample participants consumed more added salt (3.1 vs 1.7 g, p = 0.006) and tended to consume more vegetable oil. As estimated by pedometers, urban subsample participants burned fewer calories per day (191 vs 270 kcal, p = 0.03). Although urbanization is typically thought to increase consumption of fat, sugar and salt, our 24-h recall results were mixed and showed lower levels of obesity in rural Puno were not necessarily indicative of nutritionally-balanced diets. All subsample participants had relatively traditional lifestyles (low fat intake, limited consumption of processed foods and frequent walking) that may play a role in chronic disease outcomes in this region.

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Unknown 114 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 16 14%
Student > Bachelor 15 13%
Researcher 14 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 9%
Student > Postgraduate 7 6%
Other 18 16%
Unknown 34 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 20%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 11%
Social Sciences 8 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 4%
Other 17 15%
Unknown 41 36%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 July 2017.
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#5,761,276
of 23,339,727 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
#1,400
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#88,893
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Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
#38
of 44 outputs
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