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J Obes. 2012;2012:567320. doi: 10.1155/2012/567320. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

The Association between Self-Reported Energy Intake and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue in Perimenopausal Women.

Journal of obesity

Rasa Kazlauskaite, Kelly Karavolos, Imke Janssen, Kimberly Carlson, Karla J Shipp, Sheila A Dugan, Lynda H Powell

Affiliations

  1. Rush Center for Urban Health Equity, Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren Street, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

PMID: 22997569 PMCID: PMC3391902 DOI: 10.1155/2012/567320

Abstract

We have previously shown that physical activity predicts intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAT), but it is unknown whether energy intake predicts IAT independently of physical activity in a community-based, naturalistic environment. The association of energy intake with IAT was explored cross-sectionally in women, recruited between 2002 and 2005 for a study of fat patterning in midlife. IAT at L(4)-L(5) vertebral interspace was assessed by computed tomography, energy intake by the Block Food Frequency Questionnaire, and physical activity by the Kaiser Physical Activity Survey. Linear regression models were used for the principal analyses. Among the 257 women, 48% were African American and 52% were Caucasian. Women were 52 ± 3 years old, and 49% were postmenopausal. Every 500 kcal increase in energy intake was associated with a 6% higher IAT (P = 0.02), independent of physical activity (P = 0.02), after adjustment for ethnicity, menopausal status, age, smoking, income, and DXA-assessed percent body fat. Energy intake had a significant interaction with ethnicity (P = 0.02), but not with physical activity. Models using the IAT to subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue ratio as an outcome had similar associations. In conclusion, self-reported EI was associated with preferential IAT accumulation in midlife women, independent of physical activity. This association was significantly stronger in Caucasian than African American women. Future longitudinal studies are needed to explore lifestyle predictors of IAT accumulation during the menopausal transition.

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