The Educational Gradient in Intake of Energy and Macronutrients in the General Adult and Elderly Population: The Tromso Study 2015-2016.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide, there are socioeconomic inequalities in health and diet. We studied the relationship between education and nutrient intake in 11,302 women and men aged 40-96 years who participated in the seventh survey of the population-based Tromsø Study (2015-2016), Norway (attendance 65%). Diet was assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire. We examined the association between education and intake of total energy and macronutrients by sex using linear and logistic regression models adjusted for age, body mass index, leisure time physical activity and smoking. The intake of macronutrients was compared with the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012. There was a positive association between education and intake of fiber and alcohol, and a negative association between education and

SUBMITTER: Nilsen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7911135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature