Diet cost and quality using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in adults from urban and rural areas of Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between diet cost and quality by place of residence.

Design

We analysed cross-sectional data of the National Health and Nutrition Survey-2012. Diet cost was estimated by linking dietary data, obtained from a 7-d SFFQ, with municipality food prices, which were derived from a national expenditure survey. Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015). Association between quintiles of diet cost and HEI-2015 was assessed using linear regression analysis.

Settings

Mexico.

Participants

2438 adults (18-59 years).

Results

Diet cost was positively associated with diet quality (HEI-2015) in urban but not in rural areas. Compared with quintile (Q1) of cost, the increment in diet quality score was 1·17 (9

SUBMITTER: Curi-Quinto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991559 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature