Diet quality of Japanese adults with respect to age, sex, and income level in the National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although several studies in Western countries show that higher socioeconomic status is associated with higher diet quality, no study has observed this association in Japan. In the current study, we examined the association between diet quality and the combinations of age, sex, and household income, and also compared the dietary intake between diet quality levels according to household income.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan in 2014.

Participants

2785 men and 3215 women.

Results

Higher Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top scores (better diet quality) were observed in older women, especially those with higher household income, whereas lower scores were observed in younger men with lower household inco

SUBMITTER: Kurotani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282861 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature