Socioeconomic predictors of dietary patterns among Guatemalan adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to assess the associations of socioeconomic factors with dietary patterns in a Guatemalan population.

Methods

Cross-sectional data of 1076 participants (42 % men, mean age 32.6 ± 4.2 years) collected between 2002 and 2004 in four rural villages in Guatemala. Dietary patterns were derived using principal component analysis. Chi-square and Poisson regression models were used to assess associations between socioeconomic factors and dietary patterns.

Results

Three dietary patterns were identified: "Western" (high in processed foods), "traditional" (high in traditional foods) and "coffee and sugar", explaining 11, 7 and 6 % of the variance, respectively. Annual expenditures were associated with a higher adherence to the "Western" pattern: prevalence rat

SUBMITTER: Mayen AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5300047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature