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- Title
Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project.
- Authors
Okekunle, Akinkunmi Paul; Asowata, Osahon Jeffery; Akpa, Onoja Matthew; Fakunle, Adekunle Gregory; Chikowore, Tinashe; Mohamed, Shukri F; Obiako, Reginald; Komolafe, Morenikeji; Osaigbovo, Godwin O; Ogbole, Godwin; Arulogun, Oyedunni; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Wahab, Kolawole; Owolabi, Lukman; Akinyemi, Joshua; Akpalu, Albert; Uvere, Ezinne; Akinyemi, Rufus; Jenkins, Carolyn; Arnett, Donna K
- Abstract
Background Frequent fruit and vegetable consumption is considered a promising dietary behaviour that protects health. However, most existing studies about the factors associated with this phenomenon among Africans are based on single-country reports, apart from one meta-regression combining smaller studies. This study harmonized large datasets and assessed factors associated with the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption in this population. Methods Individual-level data on sociodemographics, lifestyle and diet from 20 443 participants across five African countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria), from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) and Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic Research (AWI-Gen) studies, were harmonized. Total frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption (in portions/week) was classified as 'low' (≤6), 'moderate' (7–14) and 'high' (≥15). Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of factors associated with the total frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption (using 'low' consumption as the reference) were estimated using multinomial regression models. Results Mean age of participants was 54.3 ± 11.8 years, 10 641 (52.1%) were female, and the median (interquartile range) frequency of total fruit and vegetable consumption was 10.0 (4.0, 21.0) portions/week. Participants with a family history of cardiovascular disease [moderate (aOR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85, 1.00) and high (aOR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78, 0.92)], current smokers [moderate (aOR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.74, 0.94) and high (aOR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.69, 0.88)], current alcohol users [moderate (aOR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85, 1.00) and high (aOR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.76, 0.89)] and physically inactive participants [moderate (aOR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.75, 0.96) and high (aOR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.70, 0.90)] were less likely to consume fruits and vegetables frequently. Conclusion Africans with lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease were less likely to consume fruit and vegetables frequently.
- Subjects
SUB-Saharan Africans; VEGETABLES; FRUIT; DISEASE risk factors; FAMILY history (Medicine)
- Publication
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2024, Vol 53, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0300-5771
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ije/dyad171