PMID- 12036811
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020617
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 0002-9165 (Print)
IS  - 0002-9165 (Linking)
VI  - 75
IP  - 6
DP  - 2002 Jun
TI  - Activity energy expenditure and adiposity among black adults in Nigeria and the 
      United States.
PG  - 1045-50
AB  - BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is higher among populations in 
      industrialized than in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the 
      relations of activity energy expenditure (AEE) with adiposity and weight change 
      in 2 black populations with different levels of obesity. DESIGN: Total daily 
      energy expenditure (TDEE) and resting energy expenditure (REE) were measured and 
      AEE was calculated in 58 Nigerian and 34 US black women and men. Weight was 
      remeasured after > or = 1 y in a subset of participants. AEE adjusted for body 
      size and TDEE adjusted for REE were calculated with the use of the residual 
      regression method. The cross-sectional relations between percentage body fat and 
      activity were modeled by using regression analysis, and longitudinal relations 
      between weight change and adjusted energy expenditure variables were calculated. 
      RESULTS: Women and men from the United States weighed more, had more body fat, 
      and had higher levels of TDEE, REE, and AEE than did those from Nigeria. 
      Cross-sectionally, AEE was negatively associated with adiposity after adjustment 
      for body size and age (P < 0.001), regardless of site. Between 60% and 80% of the 
      variance in adiposity was explained by AEE or TDEE. REE, AEE, and TDEE adjusted 
      for body size and age were negatively correlated with weight change among 
      Nigerian women but not men. CONCLUSIONS: The significant difference observed in 
      mean adiposity between Nigerians and US blacks was not explained by differences 
      in AEE. However, a low AEE was an important determinant of high percentages of 
      body fat in black adults and was associated with increased weight gain in 
      Nigerian women.
FAU - Luke, Amy
AU  - Luke A
AD  - Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University School of 
      Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. aluke@lumc.edu
FAU - Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A
AU  - Durazo-Arvizu RA
FAU - Rotimi, Charles N
AU  - Rotimi CN
FAU - Iams, Helen
AU  - Iams H
FAU - Schoeller, Dale A
AU  - Schoeller DA
FAU - Adeyemo, Abedowale A
AU  - Adeyemo AA
FAU - Forrester, Terrence E
AU  - Forrester TE
FAU - Wilks, Rainford
AU  - Wilks R
FAU - Cooper, Richard S
AU  - Cooper RS
LA  - eng
GR  - DK26678/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
GR  - DK30031/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
GR  - HL 45508/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Clin Nutr
JT  - The American journal of clinical nutrition
JID - 0376027
SB  - IM
MH  - Adipose Tissue/metabolism
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Basal Metabolism/genetics/physiology
MH  - *Black People/genetics
MH  - Body Composition/genetics/physiology
MH  - Body Weight/ethnology/genetics/physiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Energy Metabolism/genetics/*physiology
MH  - Exercise
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology/ethnology/genetics/*metabolism
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - United States/epidemiology
EDAT- 2002/05/31 10:00
MHDA- 2002/06/18 10:01
CRDT- 2002/05/31 10:00
PHST- 2002/05/31 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/06/18 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/05/31 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1093/ajcn/75.6.1045 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jun;75(6):1045-50. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/75.6.1045.