Does food group consumption vary by differences in socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle factors in young adults?
Deshmukh-Taskar P; Nicklas TA; Yang SJ; Berenson GS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. OBJECTIVE: To examine if food group consumption varies by differences in socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle factors in young adults from a semirural setting in Louisiana. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SUBJECTS: Young adults (n=1,266, 74% European American, 26% African American; 39% men, 61% women) aged 20 to 38 years, enrolled in the Bogalusa Heart Study. MEASURES: Food group consumption was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire. Socioeconomic (eg, income and education), demographic (eg, age, sex, and ethnicity), and lifestyle (eg, marital status and physical activity) information was obtained by a self-administered questionnaire and the subjects were stratified according to these groups. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Analysis of covariance (adjusted for covariates) was used to detect differences in the mean servings of f
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