Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and fruit and vegetable consumption: a seven countries comparison

Autor: Ball, Kylie, Lamb, Karen E, Costa, Claudia, Cutumisu, Nicoleta, Ellaway, Anne, Kamphuis, Carlijn B M, Mentz, Graciela, Pearce, Jamie, Santana, Paula, Santos, Rita, Schulz, Amy J, Spence, John C, Thornton, Lukar E, van Lenthe, Frank J, Zenk, Shannon N, SGPL Stadsgeografie, Social Urban Transitions
Přispěvatelé: Public Health, SGPL Stadsgeografie, Social Urban Transitions
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Social Environment
Logistic regression
0302 clinical medicine
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Vegetables
030212 general & internal medicine
Neighbourhood (mathematics)
Netherlands
0303 health sciences
education.field_of_study
Nutrition and Dietetics
International comparisons
Middle Aged
Socioeconomic Status
Geography
International
population characteristics
Female
Attitude to Health
Adult
Canada
Adolescent
Population
education
Physical Therapy
Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Context (language use)
Odds
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Humans
Socioeconomic status
Aged
Consumption (economics)
Portugal
Research
Australia
Feeding Behavior
social sciences
United States
Diet
Scotland
Socioeconomic Factors
Fruit
Neighbourhood
New Zealand
Demography
Zdroj: The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12. BioMed Central
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12. BioMed Central Ltd.
Ball, K, Lamb, K E, Costa, C, Cutumisu, N, Ellaway, A, Kamphuis, C B M, Mentz, G, Pearce, J, Santana, P, Santos, R, Schulz, A J, Spence, J C, Thornton, L E, van Lenthe, F J & Zenk, S N 2015, ' Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and fruit and vegetable consumption : a seven countries comparison ', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 68 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0229-x
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
ISSN: 1479-5868
Popis: BACKGROUND: Low fruit and vegetable consumption is a risk factor for poor health. Studies have shown consumption varies across neighbourhoods, with lower intakes in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. However, findings are inconsistent, suggesting that socio-spatial inequities in diet could be context-specific, highlighting a need for international comparisons across contexts. This study examined variations in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults from neighbourhoods of varying socioeconomic status (SES) across seven countries (Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, US).METHODS: Data from seven existing studies, identified through literature searches and knowledge of co-authors, which collected measures of both neighbourhood-level SES and fruit and vegetable consumption were used. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between neighbourhood-level SES and binary fruit and vegetable consumption separately, adjusting for neighbourhood clustering and age, gender and education. As much as possible, variables were treated in a consistent manner in the analysis for each study to allow the identification of patterns of association within study and to examine differences in the associations across studies.RESULTS: Adjusted analyses showed evidence of an association between neighbourhood-level SES and fruit consumption in Canada, New Zealand and Scotland, with increased odds of greater fruit intake in higher SES neighbourhoods. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Portugal, those residing in higher SES neighbourhoods had increased odds of greater vegetable intake. The other studies showed no evidence of a difference by neighbourhood-level SES.CONCLUSIONS: Acknowledging discrepancies across studies in terms of sampling, measures, and definitions of neighbourhoods, this opportunistic study, which treated data in a consistent manner, suggests that associations between diet and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic status vary across countries. Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage may differentially impact on access to resources in which produce is available in different countries. Neighbourhood environments have the potential to influence behaviour and further research is required to examine the context in which these associations arise.
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