Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of nutrition transition dietary indicators in San Juan, Puerto Rico
OBJECTIVE: To identify socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-related correlates of food preferences in Puerto Rico that will help determine Caribbean-region populations vulnerable to nutrition transition. METHODS: Data from a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 858 adults residin...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c5672122b1214fceba639fc1b6b40413 2023-05-15T15:13:21+02:00 Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of nutrition transition dietary indicators in San Juan, Puerto Rico Uriyoán Colón-Ramos Cynthia M. Pérez-Cardona Rafael Monge-Rojas 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c5672122b1214fceba639fc1b6b40413 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892013001100005&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 https://doaj.org/article/c5672122b1214fceba639fc1b6b40413 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 34, Iss 5, Pp 330-335 (2013) Dieta factores socioeconómicos transición de la salud nutrición en salud pública región del Caribe América Latina Puerto Rico Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:47:52Z OBJECTIVE: To identify socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-related correlates of food preferences in Puerto Rico that will help determine Caribbean-region populations vulnerable to nutrition transition. METHODS: Data from a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 858 adults residing in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico were analyzed. Multivariable ordinal logistic regressions were used to model the frequency of consumption of 1) fruits and vegetables, 2) tubers/starchy root vegetables, 3) fried foods, and 4) Western-style fast foods as a function of socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-related characteristics. RESULTS: Higher frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables was associated with being physically active and older and having a medium to high level of education, whereas intake of tubers was associated with being older, having a low income, not using government insurance, and having elevated levels of triglycerides. Frequency of consumption of fast food was associated with younger age, higher income, 12-15 years of formal education, and a higher body mass index (BMI), whereas frequency of consumption of fried food was associated with being younger and male, not being a smoker, and having elevated levels of fasting blood glucose. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate a nutrition transition in Puerto Rico with health consequences for the Caribbean region. The characteristics of this nutrition transition seem to be determined by income, education, and age, but may also be dictated by access to various food groups. These results set the stage for needed investigation of environmental and individual-level factors that could shape patterns in food consumption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic San Juan |
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OBJECTIVE: To identify socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-related correlates of food preferences in Puerto Rico that will help determine Caribbean-region populations vulnerable to nutrition transition. METHODS: Data from a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 858 adults residing in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico were analyzed. Multivariable ordinal logistic regressions were used to model the frequency of consumption of 1) fruits and vegetables, 2) tubers/starchy root vegetables, 3) fried foods, and 4) Western-style fast foods as a function of socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-related characteristics. RESULTS: Higher frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables was associated with being physically active and older and having a medium to high level of education, whereas intake of tubers was associated with being older, having a low income, not using government insurance, and having elevated levels of triglycerides. Frequency of consumption of fast food was associated with younger age, higher income, 12-15 years of formal education, and a higher body mass index (BMI), whereas frequency of consumption of fried food was associated with being younger and male, not being a smoker, and having elevated levels of fasting blood glucose. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate a nutrition transition in Puerto Rico with health consequences for the Caribbean region. The characteristics of this nutrition transition seem to be determined by income, education, and age, but may also be dictated by access to various food groups. These results set the stage for needed investigation of environmental and individual-level factors that could shape patterns in food consumption. |
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Uriyoán Colón-Ramos Cynthia M. Pérez-Cardona Rafael Monge-Rojas |
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Uriyoán Colón-Ramos Cynthia M. Pérez-Cardona Rafael Monge-Rojas |
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Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of nutrition transition dietary indicators in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of nutrition transition dietary indicators in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health correlates of nutrition transition dietary indicators in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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