Dietary transition stages based on eating patterns and diet quality among Haitians of Montreal, Canada

Public Health Nutrition

Michèle Rivard¹  Marie-Claude Désilets¹  Bryna Shatenstein¹  Hélène Delisle¹ 

关键词: Food patterns;    Dietary transition;    Acculturation;    Diet quality;    Haitians;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980007222931

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo identify dietary transition stages based on dietary patterns of adult Haitians having lived in Montreal for various lengths of time, and to assess associated dietary quality.SubjectsOne hundred and eighty-one Haitians aged 25–60 years were recruited by the modified random digit dialling method.DesignSocio-economic, diet and lifestyle variables were documented by questionnaire. Three non-consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls were conducted over a 3-month period. Dietary patterns were studied using cluster analysis, and their association with proportion of lifetime in Canada and with socio-economic status (SES) was examined. Diet quality criteria were micronutrient adequacy and healthfulness based on dietary recommendations of the World Health Organization.ResultsFour dietary phenotypes were identified which could roughly represent stages of dietary transition or acculturation (Traditional, Pre-Western, Western and Modern). Subjects in the ‘Traditional’ cluster were older and had lived for a significantly lower proportion of their lifetime in Canada; they also tended to be of lower SES. Diet quality was significantly higher in the ‘Traditional’ than the ‘Western’ type, particularly with respect to healthfulness. A significantly lower proportion of subjects complying with limited intake of total fat ( 

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