@article{fdi:010049440, title = {{D}ietary patterns of adults living in {O}uagadougou and their association with overweight}, author = {{B}ecquey, {E}lodie and {S}avy, {M}athilde and {D}anel, {P}. and {D}abir{\'e}, {H}. {B}. and {T}apsoba, {S}. and {M}artin-{P}revel, {Y}ves}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ackground: {U}rbanization in developing countries comes along with changes in food habits and living conditions and with an increase in overweight and associated health risks. {T}he objective of the study was to describe dietary patterns of adults in {O}uagadougou and to study their relationship with anthropometric status of the subjects. {M}ethods: {A} qualitative food frequency questionnaire was administered to 1,072 adults living in two contrasted districts of {O}uagadougou. {D}ietary patterns were defined by principal component analysis and described by multivariate analysis. {L}ogistic regression was used to study their association with overweight. {R}esults: {T}he diet was mainly made of cereals, vegetables and fats from vegetable sources. {T}he two first components of the principal component analysis were interpreted respectively as a "snacking" score and as a "modern foods" score. {B}oth scores were positively and independently associated with the economic level of households and with food expenditures (p <= 0.001 for both). {T}he "snacking" score was higher for younger people (p = 0.004), for people having a formal occupation (p = 0.006), for those never married (p = 0.005), whereas the "modern foods" score was associated with ethnic group (p = 0.032) and district of residence (p < 0.001). {T}hirty-six percent of women and 14.5% of men were overweight ({B}ody {M}ass {I}ndex > 25 kg/m(2)). {A} higher "modern foods" score was associated with a higher prevalence of overweight when confounding factors were accounted for ({OR} = 1.19 [95% {CI} 1.03-1.36]) but there was no relationship between overweight and the "snacking" score. {C}onclusions: {M}odernisation of types of foods consumed was associated with the living conditions and the environment and with an increased risk of overweight. {T}his should be accounted for to promote better nutrition and prevent non communicable diseases.}, keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {OUAGADOUGOU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}utrition {J}ournal}, volume = {9}, numero = {}, pages = {13 [10 ]}, ISSN = {1475-2891}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1186/1475-2891-9-13}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049440}, }