NUTRITIONAL PATTERN AND PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC DISEASES IN SAN LUIS CITY, ARGENTINA: A FIRST REPORT OF FINDINGS

MAYRA CORTEZ FLAVIA LU ; IVANA OLIVERO; FLAVIA LUNA; FLORENCIA CLAVELES; FLORENCIA BARRERA; LUCIA GERRERO; LUCIA LOPEZ; NATALIA LOZANO; MARIA FERNANDA BRUNO; MARIA EUGENIA DIOS-SANZ; PAULA MAGGI; SILVINA CALCAGNI; MARIA LURDES PASCUALI; LAURA ABALLAY; CAMILA NICLIS; RAMIREZ DC; GOMEZ MEJIBA, SE

MAR DEL PLATA

Congreso; SAIC; 2016

The association between nutritional pattern and prevalenceof metabolic diseases is of Public Health concern. Herein weperformed a cross-sectional study in 103 patients between May2015-May2016 in men and women between 18-80 years-old instatistically-selected neighborhoods in San Luis City. The nutritional status (Body Mass Index, BMI), anthropometric and sociodemographic data, physical activity (IPAQ short-version forms)and food intake (validated FFQ) were assessed to determine theaverage high-energy-dense food (HEDF) intake (g /day). Datawere shortened by age and gender, and analyzed using the Tand Chi-square tests. The models of multiple-logistic regressionwere adjusted. This analysis included as responsible variable:presence/absence of overweight (BMI> 25) or obese (BMI> 30);and as co-variables: HEDF intake, gender, age, total-energy value(TEV) and level-of-physical activity. 51% of all patients were either