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Gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults
Chang Su
National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Background: To explore the gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults.
Methods: Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS, 2015) for10,898 participants aged 18-64 years. Three consecutive 24-h dietary recalls was used to assess the dietary intake. Quantile regression models for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were performed separately for each sex.
Results: Adult males showed greater absolute intakes of energy and macronutrients as compared to females as per the body weight outcomes. A 10% increase in BMI resulted in an additional intake of 0.002-0.004 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.032-0.057 g/d of fats, 0.039-0.084 g/d of proteins, and 0.018-0.028 g/d of carbohydrates across all quantiles in males (p < 0.05). A 10% increase in WC lead to an additional intake of 0.004-0.008 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.051-0.052 g/d of carbohydrates across the entire quantile in males (p < 0.05), and an increased intake of 0.060-0.150 kcal/d of fat in females (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Dietary Fat intake could be the risk factor of abdominal obesity in women. The importance of gender- specific evidence should be considered before promoting macronutrient allocation for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
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Nutritional Assessment, Macronutrient, Obesity, Gender
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Gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults
Chang Su
National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Editorial decision: Minor revision
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Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 28 Feb, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 05 Feb, 2020
Review #1 received
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Reviewer #3 agreed
On 31 Jan, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 22 Jan, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 05 Jan, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 30 Dec, 2019
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On 23 Dec, 2019
Editor invited
On 22 Dec, 2019
Submission checks complete
On 18 Dec, 2019
First submitted
On 13 Dec, 2019
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Background: To explore the gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults.
Methods: Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS, 2015) for10,898 participants aged 18-64 years. Three consecutive 24-h dietary recalls was used to assess the dietary intake. Quantile regression models for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were performed separately for each sex.
Results: Adult males showed greater absolute intakes of energy and macronutrients as compared to females as per the body weight outcomes. A 10% increase in BMI resulted in an additional intake of 0.002-0.004 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.032-0.057 g/d of fats, 0.039-0.084 g/d of proteins, and 0.018-0.028 g/d of carbohydrates across all quantiles in males (p < 0.05). A 10% increase in WC lead to an additional intake of 0.004-0.008 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.051-0.052 g/d of carbohydrates across the entire quantile in males (p < 0.05), and an increased intake of 0.060-0.150 kcal/d of fat in females (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Dietary Fat intake could be the risk factor of abdominal obesity in women. The importance of gender- specific evidence should be considered before promoting macronutrient allocation for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
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