Independent association between socioeconomic indicators and macro- and micro-nutrient intake in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic differences in diet are rarely assessed with more than one indicator. We aimed to assess differences in macro- and micro-nutrient intake in both sexes according to education, income, and occupation.

Methods

We used data from validated food frequency questionnaire measured dietary intake in 5087 participants (2157 women) from yearly adult population-based cross-sectional surveys conducted from 2005 to 2012 in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. We used two ANOVA models: age-adjusted and multivariable adjusted simultaneously for all three socioeconomic indicators.

Results

Low-education men consumed more calcium but less vitamin D than high-education men; low-income men consumed less total and animal protein (80.9±0.9 vs 84.0±0.6 g/d; 55.6±1.0 vs

SUBMITTER: de Mestral C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378340 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature