A Structural Equation Modelling Approach to Examine the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status, Diet Quality and Dyslipidaemia in South African Children and Adolescents, 6–18 Years

Gugulethu Moyo, Esteban Montenegro-Montenegro, Zachary Stickley, Abdulkadir Egal and Wilna Oldewage-Theron
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Gugulethu Moyo: Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, 1301 Akron Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Esteban Montenegro-Montenegro: Alzheimer’s Disease Center East-Bay, University of California, Davis, CA 94598, USA
Zachary Stickley: Institute for Measurement, Methodology, Analysis & Policy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Abdulkadir Egal: Centre of Food and Nutrition Security, Somali National University, Mogadishu, Somalia
Wilna Oldewage-Theron: Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, 1301 Akron Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-10

Abstract: This study utilised a structural equation model to examine the relationship between diet quality, socioeconomic status, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in South African learners. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the indirect effects model for diet, socioeconomic status, diet quality and cardiovascular risk using pre-existing cross-sectional data. The structural equation model was fit using Lavaan version 0.6–5 in R version 3.6.1. Data were analysed from 178 children and adolescents, aged 6–18 years, from five rural schools in Cofimvaba, South Africa. Latent variables were created for dietary quality, dyslipidaemia and the socioeconomic status of participants. A negative association was observed between socioeconomic status and dyslipidaemia in school-aged children ( p = 0.029).

Keywords: non-communicable; health; disparities; diet quality; socioeconomic; children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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