Ambient temperature and prevalence of obesity in the Spanish population: The [e-mail] study. (13th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Valdés, Sergio; Maldonado‐Araque, Cristina; García‐Torres, Francisca; Goday, Alberto; Bosch‐Comas, Ana; Bordiú, Elena; Calle‐Pascual, Alfonso; Carmena, Rafael; Casamitjana, Roser; Castaño, Luis; Castell, Conxa; Catalá, Miguel; Delgado, Elias; Franch, Josep; Gaztambide, Sonia; Girbés, Juan; Gomis, Ramon; Gutiérrez, Galder; López‐Alba, Alfonso; Martínez‐Larrad, Maria; Menéndez, Edelmiro; Mora‐Peces, Inmaculada; Ortega, Emilio; Pascual‐Manich, Gemma; Serrano‐Rios, Manuel; Urrutia, Ines; Vázquez, Jose Antonio; Vendrell, Joan; Soriguer, Federico; Rojo‐Martínez, Gemma
• Is Part Of: Obesity. Volume 22:Number 11(2014:Nov.)
• Page Start: 2328
• Page End: 2332
• Publication Date: 2014-08-13
• Subjects: Obesity -- Periodicals; 616.398005
• DOI: 10.1002/oby.20866
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1930-7381

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="oby20866-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>The aim of this study was to examine possible associations between ambient temperature and obesity in the Spanish population using an ecological focus.</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20866-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>The [e-mail] study is a national, cross‐sectional, population‐based survey of cardiometabolic risk factors and their association with lifestyle. Sample: 5, 061 subjects in 100 clusters. Variables: Clinical, demographic and lifestyle survey, physical examination, and blood sampling. The mean annual temperature (°C) for each study site was collected from the Spanish National Meteorology Agency (1971‐2000).</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20866-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The prevalence rates of obesity in the different geographical areas divided according to mean annual temperature quartiles were 26.9% in quartile 1 (10.4‐14.5°C), 30.5% in quartile 2 (14.5‐15.5°C), 32% in quartile 3 (15.5‐17.8°C), and 33.6% in quartile 4 (17.8‐21.3°C) (<italic>P</italic> = 0.003). Logistic regression analyses including multiple socio‐demographic (age, gender, educational level, marital status) and lifestyle (physical activity, Mediterranean diet score, smoking) variables showed that, as compared with quartile 1, the odd ratios for obesity were 1.20 (1.01‐1.42), 1.35 (1.12‐1.61), and 1.38 (1.14‐1.67) in quartiles 2, 3, and 4, respectively (<italic>P</italic> = 0.001 for difference, <italic>P</italic> < 0.001 for trend).</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20866-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Our study reports an association between ambient temperature and obesity in the Spanish population controlled for known confounders.</p> </sec> </abstract>