Insights into youth nutritional status in Serbia: assessing prevalence and trend in the context of social determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aimed to assess the prevalence and distribution of different levels of nutritional status among young people, to examine its association with social determinants of health, and to analyse its trend over time.

Method

The research was a secondary analysis of the data from four national health surveys of the Serbian population. The research sample included 11,243 respondents, aged 15 to 29, both genders. A multivariate logistic regression model was applied to examine the association between socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, health status, and the level of respondents' nutritional status. The trend analysis of the levels of nutritional status by the research years was done using multiple linear regression in adjusted models.

Results

A tota

SUBMITTER: Stanisavljevic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature