Diet quality and 6-year risk of overweight and obesity among mid-age Australian women who were initially in the healthy weight range

Aljadani, HM; Patterson, AJ; Sibbritt, D; Collins, CE

Diet quality and 6-year risk of overweight and obesity among mid-age Australian women who were initially in the healthy weight range

Aljadani, HM Patterson, AJ Sibbritt, D

Collins, CE

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Citation:: Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2016, 27 (1), pp. 29 - 35
Issue Date:: 2016-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Aljadani, HM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Patterson, AJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Collins, CE	en_US
dc.date.available	2015-09-24	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2016, 27 (1), pp. 29 - 35	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1036-1073	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122615
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Australian Health Promotion Association. Issue addressed The present study investigated the association between diet quality, measured using the Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS), and 6-year risk of becoming overweight or obese in mid-age women from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health (ALSWH). Methods Women (n≤1107) aged 47.6-55.8 years who were a healthy weight (body mass index (BMI) between ≤18.5 and <25.0kgm-2) at baseline and who reported valid total energy intakes were included in the study. BMI was calculated from self-reported data in 2001 and 2007. ARFS scores were calculated from data collected using the Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiological Studies Version 2. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between ARFS score as a continuous variable and risk of becoming overweight or obese. Results The 6-year incidence of overweight and obesity was 18.5% and 1.1%, respectively. The mean (± s.d.) ARFS (maximum possible 74) among those who remained within the healthy weight range and those who became overweight or obese at follow-up was 35.3±8.1 and 34.3±8.8, respectively. There was no relationship between baseline ARFS and risk of becoming overweight or obese over 6 years. Women who were smokers were more likely to become overweight or obese (odds ratio 1.5; 95% confidence interval 1.11-2.09; P≤0.008). Conclusions Poor diet quality was common among mid-age women of a healthy weight in the ALSWH. Higher diet quality was not associated with the risk of overweight or obesity after 6 years, yet smoking status was. So what? Better diet quality alone will not achieve maintenance of a healthy weight, but should be encouraged to improve other health outcomes.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Promotion Journal of Australia	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1071/HE14070	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Obesity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Body Mass Index	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diet	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Energy Intake	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Women's Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic	en_US
dc.title	Diet quality and 6-year risk of overweight and obesity among mid-age Australian women who were initially in the healthy weight range	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Australian Health Promotion Association. Issue addressed The present study investigated the association between diet quality, measured using the Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS), and 6-year risk of becoming overweight or obese in mid-age women from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health (ALSWH). Methods Women (n≤1107) aged 47.6-55.8 years who were a healthy weight (body mass index (BMI) between ≤18.5 and <25.0kgm-2) at baseline and who reported valid total energy intakes were included in the study. BMI was calculated from self-reported data in 2001 and 2007. ARFS scores were calculated from data collected using the Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiological Studies Version 2. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between ARFS score as a continuous variable and risk of becoming overweight or obese. Results The 6-year incidence of overweight and obesity was 18.5% and 1.1%, respectively. The mean (± s.d.) ARFS (maximum possible 74) among those who remained within the healthy weight range and those who became overweight or obese at follow-up was 35.3±8.1 and 34.3±8.8, respectively. There was no relationship between baseline ARFS and risk of becoming overweight or obese over 6 years. Women who were smokers were more likely to become overweight or obese (odds ratio 1.5; 95% confidence interval 1.11-2.09; P≤0.008). Conclusions Poor diet quality was common among mid-age women of a healthy weight in the ALSWH. Higher diet quality was not associated with the risk of overweight or obesity after 6 years, yet smoking status was. So what? Better diet quality alone will not achieve maintenance of a healthy weight, but should be encouraged to improve other health outcomes.

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