Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: evidence from an Australian birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous studies of sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults have primarily focused on physical activity and smoking, with inconclusive results. This study aims to examine the associations between a broader range of lifestyles of young adults and their patterns of food consumption.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Brisbane, Australia.

Participants

The data set are from a long running birth cohort study which commenced in 1981. Details of dietary intake and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors were from the 21-year follow-up of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) birth cohort. The effective cohort (n 2665, 57 % women) is of young adult offspring. Usual dietary intake was assessed using a

SUBMITTER: Ushula TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991692 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature