Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle risk factors, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan: a formative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify and compare concurrent within-person trends in lifestyle risks, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Central Asia.

Design

We collected panel data on household structure, drivers of food choice, nutrition knowledge and diverse measures of nutrition status and lifestyle risk from urban migrants at 0, 3, 6 and 9 months using harmonised methodology in two cities. Trends were analysed using mixed-effects models and qualitatively compared within and between cities.

Setting

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Participants

200 adults (22-55 years) who migrated to these cities within the past 2 years.

Results

Adjusting for age and sex, each month since migration was positively associated with fasting

SUBMITTER: Bromage S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825362 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature