Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors
Dietary patterns (DPs), usually established in adolescents, are important modifiable risk factors in the etiology of malnutrition and chronic diseases. This study aimed to identify DPs of adolescents and examine their associations with growth, sociodemographic, and lifestyle characteristics. A natio...
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| author | Tali Sinai Rachel Axelrod Tal Shimony Mona Boaz Vered Kaufman-Shriqui |
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| description | Dietary patterns (DPs), usually established in adolescents, are important modifiable risk factors in the etiology of malnutrition and chronic diseases. This study aimed to identify DPs of adolescents and examine their associations with growth, sociodemographic, and lifestyle characteristics. A nationally representative, school-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Israeli adolescents aged 11–18 years during 2015–2016. A self-administered survey queried sociodemographics, health behaviors, and diet. Weight and height were measured, and WHO height z-scores and BMI cutoffs were calculated. Food frequency questionnaire data were analyzed using principal components analysis (PCA) to identify DPs. Associations between growth, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics and DPs were modeled using multivariable logistic regressions. A total of 3902 adolescents (46% males, mean age 15.2 ± 1.6 years) completed the survey. PCA identified five DPs, accounting for 38.3% of the total variance. The first two prominent DPs were the ‘plant-based food’ DP, which was associated with the female sex, higher socioeconomic status, overweight/obesity, and healthy lifestyle and the ‘junk food’ DP, which was associated with lower SES, unhealthy lifestyle, and lower height z-scores. Our results elucidate major DPs that strongly correlate with lifestyle risk behaviors and suboptimal growth among adolescents. Implementing screening for DPs should be further examined to identify higher risk health factors among youth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edbdb02c03aa4c9ea06ab0cdca0cb6932023-11-23T08:18:12ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-12-011012305410.3390/foods10123054Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related BehaviorsTali Sinai0Rachel Axelrod1Tal Shimony2Mona Boaz3Vered Kaufman-Shriqui4Israel Center for Disease Control, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan 5265601, IsraelIsrael Center for Disease Control, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan 5265601, IsraelIsrael Center for Disease Control, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan 5265601, IsraelDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Kiryat Hamada 3, Ariel 40700, IsraelDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Kiryat Hamada 3, Ariel 40700, IsraelDietary patterns (DPs), usually established in adolescents, are important modifiable risk factors in the etiology of malnutrition and chronic diseases. This study aimed to identify DPs of adolescents and examine their associations with growth, sociodemographic, and lifestyle characteristics. A nationally representative, school-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Israeli adolescents aged 11–18 years during 2015–2016. A self-administered survey queried sociodemographics, health behaviors, and diet. Weight and height were measured, and WHO height z-scores and BMI cutoffs were calculated. Food frequency questionnaire data were analyzed using principal components analysis (PCA) to identify DPs. Associations between growth, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics and DPs were modeled using multivariable logistic regressions. A total of 3902 adolescents (46% males, mean age 15.2 ± 1.6 years) completed the survey. PCA identified five DPs, accounting for 38.3% of the total variance. The first two prominent DPs were the ‘plant-based food’ DP, which was associated with the female sex, higher socioeconomic status, overweight/obesity, and healthy lifestyle and the ‘junk food’ DP, which was associated with lower SES, unhealthy lifestyle, and lower height z-scores. Our results elucidate major DPs that strongly correlate with lifestyle risk behaviors and suboptimal growth among adolescents. Implementing screening for DPs should be further examined to identify higher risk health factors among youth.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/12/3054adolescentsdietary habitshealth-related behaviorobesityheightnutrition survey |
| spellingShingle | Tali Sinai Rachel Axelrod Tal Shimony Mona Boaz Vered Kaufman-Shriqui Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors Foods adolescents dietary habits health-related behavior obesity height nutrition survey |
| title | Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors |
| title_full | Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors |
| title_short | Dietary Patterns among Adolescents Are Associated with Growth, Socioeconomic Features, and Health-Related Behaviors |
| title_sort | dietary patterns among adolescents are associated with growth socioeconomic features and health related behaviors |
| topic | adolescents dietary habits health-related behavior obesity height nutrition survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/12/3054 |
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