Urban-rural difference in the determinants of dietary and energy intake patterns: A case study in West Java, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have explored differences in the determinants of individual dietary/energy intake patterns between urban and rural areas.

Objective

To examine whether the associations between individual characteristics and dietary/energy intake patterns differ between urban and rural areas in West Java, Indonesia.

Methods

A 3-day weighed food record, interviews, and anthropometric measurements were conducted in Bandung (urban area; n = 85) and Sumedang (rural area; n = 201). Total energy intake and intake from protein, fat, and carbohydrates were calculated. Food items were grouped into dietary categories based on the main ingredients to calculate their share of total energy intake. The associations between individual characteristics and dietary/energy intake w

SUBMITTER: Kosaka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5955560 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature