Sociodemographic factors are associated with dietary patterns in Mexican schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood obesity has increased rapidly in Mexico, along with changes in the food environment. However, little is known about the dietary patterns (DP) of Mexican children. We aimed to characterize the DP of schoolchildren and to analyse their associations with sociodemographic factors.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis. Dietary and sociodemographic information was obtained, including a single 24 h recall, socio-economic status (SES), geographic region, area of residence and ethnicity. DP were defined with cluster analysis (using k-means). Multinomial logistic regression models, adjusted for the survey design, were used to assess associations between DP and sociodemographic variables.

Setting

2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2012).

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Chavez CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851048 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature