Villa JKD, Silva ARE, Santos TSS, Ribeiro AQ, Pessoa MC, Sant'Ana LFDR. [Dietary patterns of children and socioeconomical, behavioral and maternal determinants].
Rev Paul Pediatr 2015;
33:303-10. [PMID:
26163945 PMCID:
PMC4620957 DOI:
10.1016/j.rpped.2015.05.001]
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Abstract
Objective:
To identify dietary patterns of children and to verify their association with
socio-economical, behavioral and maternal determinants.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 328 children aged 8 and 9
years. Dietary intake was assessed by food records in three nonconsecutive
days and measured in grams of food groups and nutrients. Factor analysis and
subsequent orthogonal rotation (varimax) were used to determine dietary
patterns. Ordinal logistic regression was used to assess associations
between dietary patterns and the studied determinants.
Results:
Five dietary patterns were observed: “Traditional,” “Sweetened beverages and
snacks,” “Monotonous,” “Healthy” and “Egg-dairy.” A higher maternal level of
education was directly associated with “Sweetened beverages and snacks” and
“Egg-dairy' standards. Low income children who were submitted to greater
food restriction by parents/guardians followed the more “Traditional”
standard, represented by the consumption of rice, beans, vegetables, cooked
roots and tubers and red meat. The “Monotonous” pattern, represented by a
high consumption of milk and chocolate powder, was most followed by children
from the middle class. Children living in rural areas consumed more foods
from the “Egg-dairy” pattern, when compared to those from the urban
area.
Conclusions:
Dietary patterns of children were associated with family socioeconomic
status, maternal level of education, practice of food restriction by
parents/guardians and location of residence in urban or rural area. Better
socioeconomic conditions contributed to a more nutritionally inadequate
dietary pattern.
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