Cut points of the conicity index and associated factors in brazilian rural workers.
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2022
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Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular complications.
Therefore, this study aims to establish cut points for the conicity index based on the components
of metabolic syndrome and to associate it with characteristic sociodemographic, food consumption
and occupational factors in Brazilian rural workers; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study carried
out with farmers. The receiver operating characteristic curve was calculated and the cut-off points
for the conicity index were identified by the area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity. The
variables included in the binary logistic regression analysis were selected by considering p < 0.20 in the
bivariate test; (3) Results: The cut points were similar in females according to both criteria, resulting
in a single cut-off of 1.269. In males, the cut points showed differences, resulting in 1.272 according to
the NCEP-ATP III and 1.252 according to the IDF. We have shown that younger people, those who
work more than 40 h a week and the lowest contribution of culinary ingredients are associated with
increased odds of abdominal obesity, while the consumption of the products they sell or produce
decreases these chances; (4) Conclusions: The conicity index showed high discriminatory power for
the identification of abdominal obesity in rural workers. Therefore, there is a need to improve eating
habits and promote healthier eating environments for individuals, respecting traditional food culture,
mainly to contain the advance of MS in rural areas.
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Rural health, Abdominal obesity, Metabolic syndrome
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PRADO, C. B. do. et al. Cut points of the conicity index and associated factors in brazilian rural workers. Nutrients, v. 14, n. 21, artigo 4487, 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/21/4487>. Acesso em: 01 ago. 2023.