Assessing food dietary intakes in Japanese-Brazilians using factor analysis

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Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno²  Solange Andreoni²  Sandra Roberta Gouvea Ferreira¹  Laércio Joel Franco¹  Marly Augusto Cardoso¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Departamento de Medicina Preventiva

关键词: Food Habits;    Nutritional Epidemiology;    Japanese-Brazilians;    Statistical Factor Analysis;    Hábitos Alimentares;    Epidemiologia Nutricional;    Nipo-Brasileiros;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2010001100017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We describe the use of factor analysis for assessing food habits in Japanese-Brazilians. Dietary data from 1,283 participants of a cross-sectional study were used. Besides statistical criteria, we also used the conceptual meaning of identified profiles to obtain scores for dietary patterns (Japanese or Western profile). Paired Student t test, linear regression and Poisson models were used to verify the existence of relationship between these scores and generation, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and presence of metabolic syndrome, respectively. First generation subjects had higher mean Japanese profile scores and lower Western profile scores than those of second generation. The Western dietary pattern was associated with BMI (p = 0.001), waist circumference (p = 0.023) and metabolic syndrome (p < 0.05). We concluded that these scores were able to discriminate subjects who maintained their traditional Japanese lifestyle or otherwise, and that the incorporation of a Western lifestyle is associated to high values of BMI, waist circumference and presence of metabolic syndrome.

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