Dietary Patterns in an Ethnoculturally Diverse Population: Of Young Canadian Adults

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. e161-e168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren R. Brenner ◽  
Beatrice A. Boucher ◽  
Nancy Kreiger ◽  
David Jenkins ◽  
Ahmed El-Sohemy
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Partial Correlations ◽  
Ethnocultural Groups ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Purpose: Dietary patterns of food consumption were investigated among young urban Toronto adults, including men and women from different ethnocultural groups. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis among 1153 adults aged 20 to 29 years, from the Toronto Nutrigenomics and Health Study. Principal components analysis of food intake scores was used to identify food consumption patterns. Logistic regression, analysis of variance, and t-tests were used to test for differences in dietary patterns between ethnocultural groups and between men and women. Partial correlations were used to investigate the relationship between patterns and nutrient intake. Results: Three predominant patterns were identified and termed “prudent,” “Western,” and “Eastern” patterns. Caucasians had significantly higher prudent pattern scores than did Asians and South Asians, while Asians had significantly higher Eastern pattern scores than did other ethnocultural groups (p<0.01). Women had higher prudent pattern scores (odds ratio [OR]=4.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]=3.11-5.96) and lower Western pattern scores (OR=0.62, 95% CI=0.45-0.84) than did men. Dietary pattern scores were correlated with nutrient and energy intakes. Conclusions: We observed distinct dietary patterns in this population of young adults. These dietary patterns varied significantly between ethnocultural groups and between men and women. The patterns were associated with nutrient intake levels; this association may have important public health implications.

Dietary Patterns of Men and Women Suggest Targets for Health Promotion: The Framingham Nutrition Studies

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Millen ◽  
Paula A. Quatromoni ◽  
David R. Gagnon ◽  
L. Adrienne Cupples ◽  
Mary M. Franz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Cluster Analyses ◽  
Food And Nutrient Intake

Purpose. The goal of the study was to characterize the dietary patterns of adult men and women. Design. The study used a cross-sectional analysis of food consumption behaviors and nutrient intake measured from 1984 through 1988. Setting. The Framingham Offspring/Spouse Study, Framingham, Massachusetts. Subjects. The population-based sample comprised 1831 men and 1828 women between 20 and 70 years of age. Measures. Dietary patterns were defined by cluster analyses, which used the estimates of usual daily food intake from food frequency questionnaires, and the patterns were compared with Food Guide Pyramid recommendations. Nutrient intakes were independently estimated from 24-hour recalls and compared with Year 2000 nutrition recommendations. Results. Cluster analyses identified five groups of men and five groups of women with distinctive dietary patterns. Men differed on intakes of all food groups except vegetables and snacks plus sweetened beverages. Specific dietary behaviors, including low intakes of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and other complex carbohydrates; high intakes of beer and liquor; and high intakes of high-fat animal foods warrant targeted intervention messages for men. Women's patterns differed across all food groups except red meats and fattier poultry and beer. Dietary behaviors of women that deserve attention include low fruit, vegetable, starch, and dairy intakes; chronic dieting; high alcohol intake; and sources of hidden fats. No cluster met the current recommendations for food and nutrient intake. Conclusions. Distinct dietary patterns in Framingham men and women vary in compliance with national nutrition and health policy objectives and provide insights for developing behavioral interventions to improve food and nutrient intake.

scholarly journals Level of Anxiety-State as a factor in changing eating patterns in college students: NUTSAU Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. e252101725040
Author(s):  
Bruno dos Santos de Assis ◽  
Mariá Gonçalves Pereira da Silva ◽  
Camila Bastos Faustino ◽  
Luana Azevedo de Aquino ◽  
Ana Beatriz Franco-Sena
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Food Consumption Data ◽  
Sectional Analysis

With the purpose of identifying eating patterns of university students at a federal university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, a cross-sectional analysis of food consumption data was stratified by anxiety symptom scores of 147 students enrolled in the second semester of several undergraduate courses in the second semester of 2015. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory determined the anxiety symptoms scores. A food frequency questionnaire was applied to obtain food consumption data. Students were stratified into two groups, using the median state anxiety score as cutoff point. For each group, some dietary patterns were derived by the application of the principal component analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software. The university students presented a median state-anxiety score of 43 points, and it was significantly higher in women. Three dietary patterns were identified for each group according to their nutritional characteristics, among which “Mixed 1”, “Healthy” and “Rice and Beans” for the less anxious students and “Western”, “Mixed 2” and “Rice and Beans” for the most anxious students. The results showed that it was possible to identify consistent food patterns for both, using a factorial analysis method. Students with the highest anxiety-state scores had a pronounced Western eating pattern, and those least anxious students had higher consumption of healthier food groups and lower consumption of caffeinated beverages. Although this is a cross-sectional analysis, it can contribute to optimize nutritional intervention for this population.

scholarly journals Iron stores in relation to dietary patterns in a multiethnic population: the SAMINOR study

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann R Broderstad ◽  
Marita Melhus ◽  
Magritt Brustad ◽  
Eiliv Lund
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Transferrin Saturation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
High Level ◽  
Consumption Habits

AbstractObjectiveWe evaluated the association between serum ferritin (s-ferritin), transferrin saturation and dietary patterns, in connection with ethnicity, geographical settlement and lifestyle factors.DesignIn 2003–2004, a cross-sectional study of health and living conditions was carried out in northern Norway.SettingA questionnaire explored, among other factors, ethnicity and food consumption habits. Principal component analysis was used to assess the association between variables. Seven principal components were then used as input to a cluster analysis. To characterise food consumptions, five dietary patterns were identified and used to assess the effect of food consumption habits on Fe stores.SubjectsA total of 16 323 men and women between the ages of 36 and 79 years participated.ResultsParticipants who frequently consumed reindeer meat had higher levels of s-ferritin (P < 0·0001) than did individuals with other dietary patterns. This pattern was highly represented by subjects with three generations of Sami language (Sami I). Further, mean transferrin saturation in the reindeer group was higher compared with the other dietary clusters for men (P < 0·04) and women (P < 0·02). However, the reindeer pattern individuals also had the highest proportion of subjects with overweight and obesity. Obesity was positively associated with s-ferritin in both men and women (P < 0·0001).ConclusionsThe differences in Fe status described earlier between inland Sami and non-Sami can be explained by several factors such as food habits, age and obesity. High level of s-ferritin may reflect high intake of reindeer meat. Being overweight and obese is also associated with s-ferritin levels.

scholarly journals Daily Sitting for Long Periods Increases the Odds for Subclinical Atheroma Plaques

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1229
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Perez-Lasierra ◽  
Martin Laclaustra ◽  
Pilar Guallar-Castillón ◽  
Jose Antonio Casasnovas ◽  
Jose Antonio Casajús ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Subclinical Atherosclerosis ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Trained Personnel ◽  
Atherosclerosis Development ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

Sedentarism is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but currently it is not clear how a sedentary behavior such as long sitting time can affect atherosclerosis development. This study examined the relationship between sitting time and the prevalence of carotid and femoral subclinical atherosclerosis. A cross-sectional analysis based on a subsample of 2082 participants belonging to the Aragon Workers’ Health Study was carried out. Ultrasonography was used to assess the presence of plaques in carotid and femoral territories; the validated Spanish version of the questionnaire on the frequency of engaging in physical activity used in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ was used to assess physical activity and sitting time; and demographic, anthropometric, and clinical data were obtained by trained personnel during the annual medical examination. Participants were categorized into <9 h/day and ≥9 h/day sitting time groups. After adjusting for several confounders, compared with participants that remain seated <9 h/day, those participants who remain seated ≥9 h/day had, respectively, OR = 1.25 (95%CI: 1.01, 1.55, p < 0.05) and OR = 1.38 (95%CI: 1.09, 1.74, p < 0.05) for carotid and any-territory plaque presence. Remaining seated ≥9 h/day is associated with higher odds for carotid and any-territory plaque presence independently of physical activity levels and other cardiovascular risk factors.

scholarly journals Associations between dietary patterns and gene expression profiles of healthy men and women: a cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Bouchard-Mercier ◽  
Ann-Marie Paradis ◽  
Iwona Rudkowska ◽  
Simone Lemieux ◽  
Patrick Couture ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Gene Expression Profiles ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Healthy Men

scholarly journals Physical activity of subjects aged 50–64 years involved in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (6b) ◽  
pp. 1163-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Haftenberger ◽  
AJ Schuit ◽  
MJ Tormo ◽  
H Boeing ◽  
N Wareham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Adjusted Means ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Prospective Investigation

AbstractObjective:To describe physical activity of participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).Design:A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of a European prospective cohort study.Subjects:This analysis was restricted to participants in the age group 50–64 years, which was represented in all EPIC centres. It involved 236 386 participants from 25 centres in nine countries. In each EPIC centre, physical activity was assessed by standardised and validated questions. Frequency distribution of type of professional activity and participation in non-professional activities, and age-adjusted means, medians and percentiles of time dedicated to non-professional activities are presented for men and women from each centre.Results:Professional activity was most frequently classified as sedentary or standing in all centres. There was a wide variation regarding participation in different types of non-professional activities and time dedicated to these activities across EPIC centres. Over 80% of all EPIC participants engaged in walking, while less than 50% of the subjects participated in sport. Total time dedicated to recreational activities was highest among the Dutch participants and lowest among men from Malmö (Sweden) and women from Naples (Italy). In all centres, total time dedicated to recreational activity in the summer was higher than in the winter. Women from southern Europe spent the most time on housekeeping.Conclusions:There is a considerable variation of physical activity across EPIC centres. This variation was especially evident for recreational activities in both men and women.

scholarly journals Socio-economic circumstances and food habits in Eastern, Central and Western European populations

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 678-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinéad Boylan ◽  
Tea Lallukka ◽  
Eero Lahelma ◽  
Hynek Pikhart ◽  
Sofia Malyutina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Habits ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Occupational Position ◽  
Relative Index

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the relationship between several socio-economic indicators and frequency of consumption of seven predefined healthy foods (consumption of fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, vegetable-fat spread, vegetable cooking fat, low-fat milk and low-fat cheese) in populations from Eastern, Central and Western Europe.DesignAnalysis of baseline data collected in two cross-sectional cohort studies between 2000 and 2005: the Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study and the Finnish Helsinki Health Study (HHS).SettingUrban populations in the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland and Finland.SubjectsIn the HAPIEE study, random samples of men and women aged 45–69 years were drawn from population registers and electoral lists of selected cities. In the HHS, men and women aged 40–60 years employed by the City of Helsinki were recruited. Data on 21 326 working subjects from both cohorts were analysed.ResultsHealthy food habits were, in general, positively associated with higher education, occupational position and fewer economic difficulties, but there were differences in the strength of the gradient by food and country. Fruit consumption showed the most consistent gradients, especially in relation to socio-economic status among men (country-specific relative index of inequality (RII) = 2·02–5·17) and women (RII = 2·09–3·57).ConclusionsThe associations between socio-economic indicators and healthy food habits showed heterogeneity between countries. Future studies of dietary behaviours should consider multiple measures of socio-economic position.

scholarly journals Are national antitobacco campaigns reaching high-risk adolescents? A cross-sectional analysis from PATH Wave 2

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
C V Weiger ◽  
T N Alexander ◽  
M B Moran
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tobacco Marketing ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Smoking education and prevention campaigns have had marked success in reducing rates of tobacco use among adolescents, however, disparities in use continue to exist. It is critical to assess if adolescents at risk for tobacco use are being exposed to antitobacco campaigns. We used data from Wave 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study to assess the relationship between exposure to three antitobacco campaigns and key characteristics related to higher risk of cigarette use using full-sample weights and Poisson regression models with robust variance. Adjusted models identified that exposure to antitobacco campaigns was more common among racial and sexual minority adolescents and adolescents who: reported exposure to tobacco marketing, spent more time using media and had household income greater than $25 000. While some high-risk youth are more likely to report exposure to campaigns, there are some priority groups that are not being reached by current efforts compared with non-priority groups, including youth living in households with income below the poverty line and adolescents who are susceptible to cigarette smoking. Future campaigns should consider targeting these groups specifically in order to reduce tobacco use disparities.

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