Publicación

Influence of parental socio-economic status on diet quality of European adolescents: results from the HELENA study

  • BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
  • Investigadores UCEENS
    • Autores
      Beghin, L; Dauchet, L; De Vriendt, T; Cuenca-Garcia, M; Manios, Y; Toti, E; Plada, M; Widhalm, K; Repasy, J; Huybrechts, I; Kersting, M; Moreno, LA; Dallongeville, J
    • Año Publicación
      2014
    • Volumen
      111
    • Número
      7
    • Pág. Inicio
      1303
    • Pág. Fin
      1312
    • Pág. Fin
      1303
    Referencia Citadas
    56
    Citas Web of Science
    19
    Total de veces citado (Z9)
    20
    Recuento Uso 180 días
    1
    Recuento Uso 5 años
    35

    Diet quality is influenced by socio-economic and geographical factors. The present study sought to assess whether adolescents’ diet quality is affected by their parents’ socio-economic status and whether the relationship between these factors is similar in northern and southern Europe. Data collected in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study in eight European countries were analysed. Dietary intake data were recorded via repeated 24 h recalls (using specifically developed HELENA Dietary Intake Assessment Tool software) and converted into an adolescent-specific Diet Quality Index (DQI-AM). Socio-economic status was estimated through parental educational level (Par-Educ-Lev) and parental occupation level (Par-Occ-Lev) as reported by the adolescents in a specific questionnaire. The DQI-AM data were then analysed as a function of Par-Educ-Lev and Par-Occ-Lev in northern European countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden) and southern European countries (Greece, Italy and Spain). We studied a total of 1768 adolescents (age 14.7 (SD 1.3) years; percentage of girls: 52.8 %; 1135 and 633 subjects from northern and southern Europe, respectively). On average, the DQI-AM score was higher in southern Europe than in northern Europe (69.1 (SD 0.1) v. 60.4 (SD 2.8), respectively; P<0.001; Delta.12.6 %). The DQI was positively correlated with both paternal and maternal Par-Educ-Lev. However, this association was more pronounced in northern Europe than in southern Europe (P interaction=0.004 for the mother and 0.06 for the father). The DQI was also positively correlated with Par-Occ-Lev (all P trends <0.01), but this correlation was independent of the geographical area (P interaction=0.51 for the mother and 0.50 for the father). In conclusion, Par-Educ-Lev and Par-Occ-Lev are associated with diet quality in adolescents in Europe. However, this association differs between northern Europe and southern Europe.


    Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UG

    Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR