Abstract Background We aim to describe the prevalence, distribution and factors associated to processed meat (e.g. sausages, bacon) consumption (PMC) in a Chilean population-based cohort. This is the first study to explore this exposure in Chile. Methods We studied 7841 participants of the Maule Cohort, 4358 women, 3483 men aged 37 to 77 years, who answered an epidemiological survey (diet, alcohol, health, socioeconomic), had a medical examination, and provided fasting blood. We stratified them in five groups by weekly frequency of PMC from (1) none, (2) <1/week, (3) 1/week, (4) 2-4/week to (5) >5/week. We analyzed MAUCO cohort baseline data in association with PMC. We estimated Prevalence ratios (PR) with Poisson regression (age, schooling & sex adjusted) and with multinomial logistic regression we modelled PMC using group 1 as reference. Results High consumers were 8% (7% women, 9% men). Binge drinking was more common among participants in groups 2, 3 & 4 (Relative Risk Ratio, RRR) 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.52; 1.28, CI 1.0-1.55 & 1.32, CI 1.08-1.6). As for diet, participants consuming red meat (>4 /week, 2.79; CI 2.13-3.66), butter/cream (>4 times/week, 2.07; CI 1.62-2.64), sugary snacks/sweets (≥1 time/day, 2.26; 1.81-2.83) and sugary drinks (≥1 time/day, 1.85; CI 1.48-2.31) were more likely to be in the high PMC group. Cardiovascular diseases (1.72, 1.17-2.52) and large waist circumference (1.01, 1.0 - 1.02) were more common in participants in the high PMC group. Conclusions High consumption of processed meat is accompanied by other behaviors and risk factors that can potentiate adverse health effects in this population. Key messages In Chile, little attention has been given to potential health impacts of processed meat. This work aims to bring focus to this issue. High processed meat consumption was associated with other non-healthy foods, risky alcohol intake and unhealthy weight, all of which can increase the risk of chronic diseases.

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拉丁美洲人群中的加工肉食者概况

摘要背景 我们旨在描述智利基于人群的队列中加工肉类（例如香肠、培根）消费（PMC）的流行率、分布和相关因素。这是在智利探索这种暴露的第一项研究。方法 我们研究了 Maule Cohort 的 7841 名参与者，4358 名女性，3483 名男性，年龄在 37 至 77 岁之间，他们回答了流行病学调查（饮食、酒精、健康、社会经济），进行了体检，并提供了空腹血液。我们按照 PMC 的每周频率将它们分为五组，从 (1) 无、(2) <1/周、(3) 1/周、(4) 2-4/周到 (5) >5/周. 我们分析了与 PMC 相关的 MAUCO 队列基线数据。我们使用泊松回归（年龄、教育和性别调整）和多项逻辑回归估计患病率 (PR)，我们使用第 1 组作为参考对 PMC 进行建模。结果 高消费者为 8%（女性 7%，男性 9%）。暴饮暴食在第 2、3 和 4 组的参与者中更为常见（相对风险比，RRR）1.26，95% 置信区间（CI）1.04-1.52；1.28，CI 1.0-1.55 和 1.32，CI 1.08-1.6）。至于饮食，参与者食用红肉（>4 次/周，2.79；CI 2.13-3.66）、黄油/奶油（>4 次/周，2.07；CI 1.62-2.64）、含糖零食/甜食（≥1 次/天，2.26；1.81-2.83）和含糖饮料（≥1次/天，1.85；CI 1.48-2.31）更有可能属于高PMC组。心血管疾病（1.72, 1.17-2.52）和大腰围（1.01, 1. 0 - 1.02）在高 PMC 组的参与者中更为常见。结论 加工肉类的大量消费伴随着其他行为和风险因素，这些行为和风险因素可能会加剧该人群对健康的不利影响。关键信息 在智利，加工肉类对健康的潜在影响很少受到关注。这项工作旨在将重点放在这个问题上。高加工肉类消费与其他非健康食品、危险的酒精摄入和不健康的体重有关，所有这些都会增加患慢性病的风险。结论 加工肉类的大量消费伴随着其他行为和风险因素，这些行为和风险因素可能会加剧该人群对健康的不利影响。关键信息 在智利，加工肉类对健康的潜在影响很少受到关注。这项工作旨在将重点放在这个问题上。高加工肉类消费与其他非健康食品、危险的酒精摄入和不健康的体重有关，所有这些都会增加患慢性病的风险。结论 加工肉类的大量消费伴随着其他行为和风险因素，这些行为和风险因素可能会加剧该人群对健康的不利影响。关键信息 在智利，加工肉类对健康的潜在影响很少受到关注。这项工作旨在将重点放在这个问题上。高加工肉类消费与其他非健康食品、危险的酒精摄入和不健康的体重有关，所有这些都会增加患慢性病的风险。加工肉类对健康的潜在影响很少受到关注。这项工作旨在将重点放在这个问题上。高加工肉类消费与其他非健康食品、危险的酒精摄入和不健康的体重有关，所有这些都会增加患慢性病的风险。加工肉类对健康的潜在影响很少受到关注。这项工作旨在将重点放在这个问题上。高加工肉类消费与其他非健康食品、危险的酒精摄入和不健康的体重有关，所有这些都会增加患慢性病的风险。