International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-780212201010312323ENMD, PhD, Arteriosklerose Praeventions Institut Munich Nuremberg, Germany. PhD, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich.MD, PhD, Arteriosklerose Praeventions Institut Munich Nuremberg.MPH, Inst. Clinical Chem. Klinikum Nuremberg.20101031Objectives: Assessment of nutritional habits and associations with<br />cardio-metabolic risk factors in four age groups of women participating<br />in the Prevention Education Program, Family Heart Study.<br />Methods: Anthropometric variables, systolic and diastolic blood<br />pressures (SBP, DBP), lipoproteins, glucose and insulin were<br />measured in 141 children, 211 adolescents, 151 women &lt;55 years<br />and 150 women &ge; 55 years. Nutritional data were assessed by 7<br />days weighted dietary records. For statistics, SPSS 15.0 was used;<br />associations were calculated by multiple logistic regression;<br />p&lt;0.05 was considered significant.<br />Results: The prevalence of CVD risk factors was similar in children<br />and adolescents except for hypertriglyceridemia which was<br />&gt;3 times more common in adolescents. Thirty six percent of<br />junior women were overweight (BMI &ge;25 kg/m&sup2;) and 21% had<br />central adiposity obese. Sixty eight year-old women had a far more<br />adverse risk profile than 35 year-old women. In terms of energy<br />consumption, 14 year-old women had the lowest fat intake and<br />the highest consumption of carbohydrates whereas intake of protein<br />was lowest in 10 year-old girls. Intake of unsaturated fat was<br />lower in youths than in adults amounting to 37 g unsaturated fat<br />respectively 53.4% of total fat consumption. The association between<br />energy consumption and overweight was significant and<br />calorie intake was associated with clustering of &ge;3 cardiovascular<br />risk factors (OR: 4.72; 95% CI 1.22-18.33).<br />Conclusions: The prevalence of CVD risk factors increased continuously<br />from girls and adolescents to junior and senior women.<br />However, dietary intake was different in the four age groups. Caloric<br />intake was associated with overweight and clustering of risk<br />factors in adult women.<br />Keywords: Women; Age groups; Cardiovascular risk factors; Nutrition.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/23http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/23/282