Socioeconomic predictors of dietary patterns among Guatemalan adults

Ana-Lucia Mayén (), Silvia Stringhini (), Nicole D. Ford (), Reynaldo Martorell (), Aryeh D. Stein (), Fred Paccaud () and Pedro Marques-Vidal ()
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Ana-Lucia Mayén: Lausanne University Hospital
Silvia Stringhini: Lausanne University Hospital
Nicole D. Ford: Emory University
Reynaldo Martorell: Emory University
Aryeh D. Stein: Emory University
Fred Paccaud: Lausanne University Hospital
Pedro Marques-Vidal: Lausanne University Hospital

International Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 61, issue 9, No 10, 1069-1077

Abstract: Abstract Objectives We aimed to assess the associations of socioeconomic factors with dietary patterns in a Guatemalan population. Methods Cross-sectional data of 1076 participants (42 % men, mean age 32.6 ± 4.2 years) collected between 2002 and 2004 in four rural villages in Guatemala. Dietary patterns were derived using principal component analysis. Chi-square and Poisson regression models were used to assess associations between socioeconomic factors and dietary patterns. Results Three dietary patterns were identified: “Western” (high in processed foods), “traditional” (high in traditional foods) and “coffee and sugar”, explaining 11, 7 and 6 % of the variance, respectively. Annual expenditures were associated with a higher adherence to the “Western” pattern: prevalence ratios [(PR) (95 % confidence interval)] 1.92 (1.17–3.15) for the highest vs. lowest expenditure group in men and 8.99 (3.57–22.64) in women. A borderline significant (p = 0.06) negative association was found between the “traditional” pattern and higher household expenditures [0.71 (0.49–1.02) in men] and with schooling [0.23 (0.05–1.02)] in women (p = 0.05). Conclusions Dietary patterns in Guatemala are predicted by socioeconomic factors. In particular, high annual expenditures are associated with a more westernized, less traditional diet.

Keywords: Socioeconomic; Diet patterns; Guatemala; Expenditures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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