ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Dietary patterns, obesity markers and leukocyte telomere length among Brazilian civil servants: cross-sectional results from the Pro-Saude study.
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- Relationship Between Brazilian Dietary Patterns and the Global Syndemic: Data from the CUME Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Causal association between dietary factors and telomere length revealed by mendelian randomization.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Inverse and Direct Effect of Serum DDE Exposure on the Distribution of Leukocyte Telomere Length in Brazilian Adults: The Pró-Saúde Study.Journal of health & pollution · 2024Article
- Study of association of leptin with leukocyte telomere length in a Chinese rural population.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Dietary patterns, obesity markers and leukocyte telomere length among Brazilian civil servants: cross-sectional results from the Pro-Saude study - CORRIGENDUM.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveDietary patterns express the combination and variety of foods in the diet. The partial least squares method allows extracting dietary patterns related to a specific health outcome. Few studies have evaluated obesity-related dietary patterns associated with telomeres length. This study aims to identify dietary patterns explaining obesity markers and to assess their association with leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a biological marker of the ageing process.
designCross-sectional study.
settingUniversity campuses in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
participants478 participants of a civil servants' cohort study with data on food consumption, obesity measurements (total body fat, visceral fat, BMI, leptin and adiponectin) and blood samples.
resultsThree dietary patterns were extracted: (1) fast food and meat; (2) healthy and (3) traditional pattern, which included rice and beans, the staple foods most consumed in Brazil. All three dietary patterns explained 23·2 % of food consumption variation and 10·7 % of the obesity-related variables. The fast food and meat pattern were the first factor extracted, explaining 11-13 % variation of the obesity-related response variables (BMI, total body fat and visceral fat), leptin and adiponectin showed the lowest percentage (4·5-0·1 %). The healthy pattern mostly explained leptin and adiponectin variations (10·7 and 3·3 %, respectively). The traditional pattern was associated with LTL (
conclusionLeukocyte telomere length was longer among participants eating a traditional dietary pattern that combines fruit, vegetables and beans.
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