Patterns of sociodemographic and food practice characteristics in relation to fruit and vegetable consumption in children: results from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (2008–2010)
| Autor: | Tsz N Mak, B. Bates, Emily Fitt, Alison M. Stephen, Celia J. Prynne, Darren Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Behavior Medicine (miscellaneous) Pattern analysis Social class Diet Surveys Diet Records Environmental health HOT TOPIC – Fruits and vegetables Vegetables Humans Medicine Nutrition survey Child Personal interview Consumption (economics) Family Characteristics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Feeding Behavior United Kingdom Diet Social Class Child Preschool Fruit Linear Models Fast Foods Female Food Organic business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutr |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1368980013001912 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveFew studies have considered the combined effects of home-related determinants on children's diet. The present study investigated independent associations between sociodemographic and food practice (SFP) characteristics and fruit and vegetable consumption in UK children and the combined effects of SFP on consumption using pattern analysis.DesignDiet was assessed using 4 d food diaries, SFP were collected using computer-assisted personal interview. Linear regressions were used to test associations; principal component analysis was used to identify patterns of SFP characteristics. Regression of fruit (g/d) and vegetables (g/d) v. component scores of each pattern were performed.SettingUK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (2008–2010).SubjectsChildren aged 1·5–10 years (n 642).ResultsSignificant associations were found between fruit and vegetable consumption and household socio-economic status. Pattern 1, which was positively correlated with household structure characteristics, was associated with increased fruit consumption (P < 0·001). Pattern 2, characterised by positive correlations for socio-economic status, fruit availability and organic food purchase, and negatively correlated with household size and the number of children per household, was associated with higher fruit and vegetable consumption (both P < 0·001). Pattern 3, characterised by high frequency of eating out and eating takeaway, was associated with a lower consumption of both fruit (P < 0·012) and vegetables (P < 0·023).ConclusionsPatterns of SFP determinants may be more informative than individual characteristics in relation to dietary outcomes. Results have public health implications on the healthfulness of meals eaten out of home and in takeaways, as well as the need to reduce diet inequality in larger households with lower socio-economic status. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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