Associations between socioeconomic status, dietary habits and health-related quality of life among children in rural riverside communities: the mediation role of food insecurity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES), housing conditions, BMI z-score, food availability and consumption, food insecurity, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in schoolchildren aged 5 to 10 years living in rural riverine communities.

Methods

This school-based cross-sectional study included 128 parent-child dyads living in rural riverside in the city of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil. SES, housing conditions, household food availability, consumption of ultra-processed foods and food insecurity data were gathered from children's parents. Children's nutritional status (BMI z-scores), diet quality and HRQoL [Kiddo-KINDL] were also assessed. Direct and indirect relationships between variables were examined through structural equatio

SUBMITTER: de Lima Pereira L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789232 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature