Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults
<strong>Background</strong> Partnering and parenting are important life-stage transitions that often occur during young adulthood. Little is known about how these transitions affect two dietary behaviors linked to increased cardiometabolic disease risk: skipping breakfast and takeaway-fo...
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description | <strong>Background</strong> Partnering and parenting are important life-stage transitions that often occur during young adulthood. Little is known about how these transitions affect two dietary behaviors linked to increased cardiometabolic disease risk: skipping breakfast and takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Objective</strong> Our aim was to examine whether partnering and parenting transitions during a 5-year period were associated with change in diet quality, skipping breakfast, and takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Design</strong> We conducted a cohort study. Questionnaires were completed at baseline (2004 to 2006) and follow-up (2009 to 2011). Marital status and number of children were self-reported. <strong>Participants/setting</strong> Australian participants (n=1,402 [39% men]) aged 26 to 36 years were included. <strong>Main outcomes measures</strong> Diet quality was assessed using a Dietary Guideline Index. Breakfast skipping (not eating before 9 am the previous day) and frequent takeaway-food consumption (≥2 times/week) were reported. <strong>Statistical analysis</strong> Linear regression (mean differences in Dietary Guideline Index) and log binomial regression (relative risks for skipping breakfast and frequent takeaway-food consumption) were adjusted for age, education, follow-up duration, day of the week (skipping breakfast only), the other transition, and baseline behavior. <strong>Results</strong> During the 5-year follow-up, 101 men and 93 women became married/living as married, and 149 men and 155 women had their first child. Diet quality improved among all groups and was similar at follow-up between those who experienced the transitions and those who did not. Compared to having no children, having a first child was associated with a lower risk of skipping breakfast for men (relative risk 0.65; 95% CI 0.42 to 1.01) and women (relative risk 0.47; 95% CI 0.31 to 0.72). Men who became partnered also had a lower risk of skipping breakfast than those who remained single (relative risk 0.64; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.98). The transitions were not significantly associated with takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Conclusions</strong> Life-stage transitions were not associated with better diet quality. Participants who became partnered or parents were more likely to eat breakfast at follow-up than those who remained single or had no children. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:172679f4-a854-417f-93a5-325c7eb293042022-03-26T10:35:33ZAssociations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adultsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:172679f4-a854-417f-93a5-325c7eb29304EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2017Smith, KJMcNaughton, SAGall, SLOtahal, PDwyer, TVenn, AJ<strong>Background</strong> Partnering and parenting are important life-stage transitions that often occur during young adulthood. Little is known about how these transitions affect two dietary behaviors linked to increased cardiometabolic disease risk: skipping breakfast and takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Objective</strong> Our aim was to examine whether partnering and parenting transitions during a 5-year period were associated with change in diet quality, skipping breakfast, and takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Design</strong> We conducted a cohort study. Questionnaires were completed at baseline (2004 to 2006) and follow-up (2009 to 2011). Marital status and number of children were self-reported. <strong>Participants/setting</strong> Australian participants (n=1,402 [39% men]) aged 26 to 36 years were included. <strong>Main outcomes measures</strong> Diet quality was assessed using a Dietary Guideline Index. Breakfast skipping (not eating before 9 am the previous day) and frequent takeaway-food consumption (≥2 times/week) were reported. <strong>Statistical analysis</strong> Linear regression (mean differences in Dietary Guideline Index) and log binomial regression (relative risks for skipping breakfast and frequent takeaway-food consumption) were adjusted for age, education, follow-up duration, day of the week (skipping breakfast only), the other transition, and baseline behavior. <strong>Results</strong> During the 5-year follow-up, 101 men and 93 women became married/living as married, and 149 men and 155 women had their first child. Diet quality improved among all groups and was similar at follow-up between those who experienced the transitions and those who did not. Compared to having no children, having a first child was associated with a lower risk of skipping breakfast for men (relative risk 0.65; 95% CI 0.42 to 1.01) and women (relative risk 0.47; 95% CI 0.31 to 0.72). Men who became partnered also had a lower risk of skipping breakfast than those who remained single (relative risk 0.64; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.98). The transitions were not significantly associated with takeaway-food consumption. <strong>Conclusions</strong> Life-stage transitions were not associated with better diet quality. Participants who became partnered or parents were more likely to eat breakfast at follow-up than those who remained single or had no children. |
spellingShingle | Smith, KJ McNaughton, SA Gall, SL Otahal, P Dwyer, T Venn, AJ Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title | Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title_full | Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title_fullStr | Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title_short | Associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
title_sort | associations between partnering and parenting transitions and dietary habits in young adults |
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