Physical activity and energy intake selectively predict the waist-to-hip ratio in men but not in women

dc.contributor.author	Τριχοπούλου, Αντωνία (1938-)	el
dc.contributor.author	Γναρδέλλης, Χαράλαμπος	el
dc.contributor.author	Λάγιου, Αρετή	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπενέτου, Βασιλική	el
dc.contributor.author	Νάσκα, Ανδρονίκη	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-22T16:34:31Z
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dc.date.issued	2015-04-22
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dc.subject	Body mass index	en
dc.subject	Sex	en
dc.subject	energy intake	en
dc.subject	energy expenditure	en
dc.subject	physical activity	en
dc.subject	waist-to-hip ratio	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Δείκτης μάζας σώματος	el
dc.subject	Φύλο	el
dc.subject	Πρόσληψη ενέργειας	el
dc.subject	Δαπάνη ενέργειας	el
dc.subject	Σωματική δραστηριότητα	el
dc.subject	Λόγος μέσης-ισχίων	el
dc.subject	Ελλάδα	el
dc.title	Physical activity and energy intake selectively predict the waist-to-hip ratio in men but not in women	en
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heal.contributorName	Τριχόπουλος, Δημήτρης, Β. (1938-2014)	el
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heal.publicationDate	2001-11
heal.bibliographicCitation	Trichopoulou, A., Gnardellis, C., Lagiou, A., Benetou, V., Naska, A., et al. (2001) Physical activity and energy intake selectively predict the waist-to-hip ratio in men but not in women. "American Society for Clinical Nutrition", 74 (5), p. 574-578. Available from: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/5/574.full [Accessed: 22/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background: The waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) has emerged as an important risk factor for several chronic diseases, but little quantitative information exists about its relation with energy intake and expenditure in men and women. Objective: We examined the relative role of energy intake and physical activity as determinants of WHRs in men and women, after adjustment for body mass index (BMI) and other likely confounding factors. Design: In the context of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), 16 433 women and 11 520 men aged 30–82 y, apparently healthy and from all over Greece, were examined between 1994 and 1999. Anthropometric measurements were taken, a validated emiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire was administered, and time-weighted occupational and leisure activities were assessed. The WHR was regressed, separately for men and women, on energy intake and energy expenditure after age and BMI were controlled for. Results: Results for women and men differed. In women, neither energy intake nor energy expenditure was associated with the WHR in any way other than that mediated through BMI. In contrast, in men, higher energy intakes and higher energy expenditures were associated significantly, and largely independently of BMI, with higher and lower WHRs, respectively. Conclusions: Because the WHR is an important predictor of several cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, documentation of a strong effect of physical activity on the WHR selectively in men may provide a partial explanation of how the effect of physical activity is mediated and why physical activity is more effective in men than in women in reducing disease risk.	en
heal.journalName	American Society for Clinical Nutrition	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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