Rurality and dietary patterns: associations in a UK cohort study of 10-year-old children

Public Health Nutrition

Tim T Morris¹  Kate Northstone¹ 

关键词: Dietary patterns;    Rurality;    ALSPAC;    Principal components analysis;    Cluster analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980014001864

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjective Despite differences in obesity and ill health between urban and rural areas in the UK being well documented, very little is known about differences in dietary patterns across these areas. The present study aimed to examine whether urban/rural status is associated with dietary patterns in a population-based UK cohort study of children.DesignDietary patterns were obtained using principal components analysis and cluster analysis of 3 d diet records collected from children at 10 years of age. Rurality was obtained from the 2001 UK Census urban/rural indicator at the time of dietary assessment. General linear models were used to examine the relationship between rurality and dietary pattern scores from principal components analysis; multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between rurality and dietary clusters.SettingThe Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), South West England.SubjectsChildren (n 5677) aged 10 years (2817 boys and 2860 girls).ResultsAfter adjustment, increases in rurality were associated with increased scores on the ‘health awareness’ dietary pattern (β=0·35; 95 % CI 0·14, 0·56; P

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