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Combined Effect of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Abdominal Obesity in ELSA-Brasil Participants
4. Discussion In this study, we sought to investigate which combination of leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior contributed most to the prevention of abdominal obesity in both sexes. It was observed that, among men, all combinations between LTPA and sedentary behaviors, accumulated sitting time and screen time during leisure time, showed statistically significant associations.
Associations between exploratory dietary patterns and incident type 2 diabetes: a federated meta-analysis of individual participant data from 25 cohort studies - European Journal of Nutrition
Abstract Purpose In several studies, exploratory dietary patterns (DP), derived by principal component analysis, were inversely or positively associated with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, findings remained study-specific, inconsistent and rarely replicated. This study aimed to investigate the associations between DPs and T2D in multiple cohorts across the world.
Body shape trajectories are associated with birth weight, body mass index and sociodemographic conditions in participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis | BMC Public Health | Full Text
ELSA-Brasil is a multicentre cohort study that began in 2008–2010 with 15,105 civil servants from 35 to 74 years of age, affiliated with six public institutions in the Northeast, South and Southeast regions of Brazil. Participants answered face-to-face questionnaires on sociodemographic aspects, health-related habits and behaviours, medical history and mental health and underwent clinical examinations. Additional information on this cohort is available in a previous publication [21].
Leisure Time Physical Activity and Cardio‐Metabolic Health: Results From the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil)
Background Although increasing effort has been devoted to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle such as leisure time physical activity for cardio‐metabolic health, specific evidence supporting health policy remains sparse, particularly in those ethnically diverse populations where cardio‐metabolic diseases are reaching epidemic proportion and yet are grossly understudied.
Associations of dairy intake with glycemia and insulinemia, independent of obesity, in Brazilian adults: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)
↵ 2 Supported by the Brazilian Ministries of Health (Department of Science and Technology) and the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation [Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP) grants 01-06-0010.00, 01-06-0212.00, 01-06-0300.00, 01-06-0278.00, 01-06-0115.00, and 01-06-0071.00] and CNPq (the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), including postdoctoral fellowship grant 249320/2013-4.
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