Determinants of Adherence to Healthy Eating Patterns in a Population of Children and Adolescents: Evidence on the Mediterranean Diet in the City of Mataró (Catalonia, Spain)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Sampling
2.2. Data Collection Instruments
2.3. Data Collection Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Primary | Secondary | |||||
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Total (n = 668) | Male (n = 310) | Female (n = 358) | Total (n = 509) | Male (n = 246) | Female (n = 263) | |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
Age | 8.7 ± 1.7 | 8.7 ± 1.7 | 8.6 ± 1.67 | 14.9 ± 1.9 | 15.0 ± 1.9 | 14.9 ± 1.8 |
Weight (kg) | 31.8 ± 9.2 | 31.8 ± 9.0 | 31.8 ± 9.5 | 56.3 ± 12.5 | 59.1 ± 14.3 * | 53.7 ± 9.9 * |
Height (m) | 1.32 ± 0.11 | 1.33 ± 0.11 | 1.31 ± 0.11 | 1.63 ± 0.09 | 1.67 ± 0.10 * | 1.59 ± 0.07 * |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.7 ± 2.9 | 17.6 ± 2.7 | 17.9 ± 3.1 | 20.9 ± 3.3 | 20.9 ± 3.5 | 20.9 ± 3.1 |
Adequate hours of sleep (%) | 62.0 | 63.0 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 66.0 | 59.0 |
Mother completed higher education (%) | 27.0 † | 29.0 † | 26.0 | 20.0 † | 21.0 † | 19.0 |
Father completed higher education (%) | 23.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
Mother born outside Catalonia (%) | 25.0 † | 26.0 † | 25.0 † | 39.0 † | 42.0 † | 37.0 † |
Low FAS (%) | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Medium FAS (%) | 64.1† | 67.8 † | 60.9 † | 43.0 † | 41.1† | 44.9 † |
High FAS (%) | 31.2 † | 27.7 † | 34.3 † | 54.2 † | 56.9 † | 51.7 † |
Primary | Secondary | |||
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Male (n = 310) | Female (n = 358) | Male (n = 246) | Female (n = 263) | |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
KIDMED score | 7.4 ± 1.9 † | 7.3 ± 1.9 † | 6.3 ± 2.3 † | 6.3 ± 2.0 † |
Distribution by categories of the KIDMED score (%) | ||||
LOW adherence | 3.5 | 2.2 | 12.6 | 8.7 |
MODERATE adherence | 45.5 | 50.8 | 54.1 | 64.3 |
OPTIMAL adherence | 51.0 | 46.9 | 33.3 | 27.0 |
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Arcila-Agudelo, A.M.; Ferrer-Svoboda, C.; Torres-Fernàndez, T.; Farran-Codina, A. Determinants of Adherence to Healthy Eating Patterns in a Population of Children and Adolescents: Evidence on the Mediterranean Diet in the City of Mataró (Catalonia, Spain). Nutrients 2019, 11, 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040854
Arcila-Agudelo AM, Ferrer-Svoboda C, Torres-Fernàndez T, Farran-Codina A. Determinants of Adherence to Healthy Eating Patterns in a Population of Children and Adolescents: Evidence on the Mediterranean Diet in the City of Mataró (Catalonia, Spain). Nutrients. 2019; 11(4):854. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040854
Chicago/Turabian StyleArcila-Agudelo, Ana Maria, Carmen Ferrer-Svoboda, Teresa Torres-Fernàndez, and Andreu Farran-Codina. 2019. "Determinants of Adherence to Healthy Eating Patterns in a Population of Children and Adolescents: Evidence on the Mediterranean Diet in the City of Mataró (Catalonia, Spain)" Nutrients 11, no. 4: 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040854