Paternal Diet before Conception and Its Social Determinants in the Elfe Cohort.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to characterize paternal diet during the peri-conception period and its associated characteristics. These cross-sectional analyses were based on 998 fathers from the French nationwide ELFE birth cohort recruited in 2011. Fathers' diet before mothers' pregnancies was assessed by a 46-item food frequency questionnaire. Six exploratory dietary patterns were identified by principal component analysis: "Diverse diet", "Balanced", "Alcohol", "Snacking", "Bread and cheese", and "Processed products". Older age was related to higher scores for the "Balanced", "Alcohol", and "Snacking" patterns, and high education level with high scores on the "Balanced" pattern and low scores on the "Processed products" pattern. Unemployment and having a first child were related to high scores on t

SUBMITTER: de Lauzon-Guillain B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9570592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature