Socioeconomic, demographic and lifestyle-related factors associated with unhealthy diet: a cross-sectional study of university students
| Autor: | Isabel Pardo-García, Elisa Amo-Saus, Roberto Martinez-Lacoba, Francisco Escribano-Sotos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Universities Cross-sectional study Health Behavior Socioeconomic factors Logistic regression Unhealthy diet Lifestyle related factors 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Quality of life Risk Factors Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Risk factor Students Socioeconomic status Life Style 030109 nutrition & dietetics business.industry Public health lifestyle related factors lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Feeding Behavior Diet University students Cross-Sectional Studies Spain Female Biostatistics Underweight medicine.symptom Demographic factors business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM instname BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Food habits are important to promote and maintain good health throughout life, and unhealthy diet is a modifiable and preventable risk factor. University students are a key group of adults among whom to promote healthy lifestyles. The aim of this study is to determine the factors associated with unhealthy diet in a sample of university students. Methods An electronic cross-sectional survey was conducted with university students (n=593) from inland Spain, during the 2016-2017 academic year. The survey collected information on the participants’ food habits using an annual food frequency questionnaire. We also collected socioeconomic and demographic data and lifestyle-related information. A multivariate logistic regression was used for analysis. Results The multivariate logistic regression revealed that the factors associated with an unhealthy diet were: being male, being underweight compared to the reference category (normal weight), having a mother of low socioeconomic status, the family home not being in the university city and, finally, studying a non health-related course Conclusion Among students of the University of Castilla-La Mancha, being male, being underweight, the family home not being in the university city, having a mother of low socioeconomic status, and, finally, not studying a health-related course are the factors associated with a lower quality diet. Following a healthy diet is key in reducing the health costs of non-communicable diseases, and ensuring an acceptable long-term quality of life in populations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-018-6149-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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