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SUBMITTER: Ferreira ED
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8747092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ferreira Efrem d'Ávila ED Hatta Mariko M Takeda Yasunaga Y Horikawa Chika C Takeuchi Mizuki M Kato Noriko N Yokoyama Hiroki H Kurihara Yoshio Y Iwasaki Koichi K Fujihara Kazuya K Maegawa Hiroshi H Sone Hirohito H
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We aimed to analyze the association between dietary iron intake and obesity assessed by BMI after adjustment for nutrient intake (macronutrients and fiber) and food groups. The study design was cross-sectional. Patients with type-2 diabetes (<i>n</i> = 1567; 63.1% males; mean age 62.3 ± 11.6 years) were included in the study. To assess diet, consumption of typical food groups was determined by a food frequency questionnaire. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. We performed a binary ...[more]