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- Title
Realção entre renda e consumo alimentar habitual de β -caroteno, vitamina C e vitamina E de crianças.
- Authors
de Paiva-Bandeira, Geovanna T.; Rios-Asciutti, Luiza S.; Rivera, Amélia A.; Rodrigues-Gonçalves, Maria da Conceição; Pordeus-de-Lima, Rafaella C.; Marinho-Albuquerque, Tarciane; Marcos-de-Morais, Ronei; De Toledo-Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro; Farias-de-Oliveira, Adyla; Teixeira-Lima, Roberto; de Carvalho-Costa, Maria J.
- Abstract
Objective Examining the relationship between family income and daily β-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E consumption amongst children in the city of João Pessoa / PB, Brazil. Method One hundred and eighty-three children aged 2 to <10 years were evaluated, in a sample stratified by income level which was representative of the population of Joao Pessoa. The research instrument consisted of questionnaires addressing socio-economic, demographic, epidemiological, anthropometric and food consumption variables. The results were analysed by using R software, using descriptive (mean, median, standard-deviation, simple and relative frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (correlation and regression). Results Participants were predominantly male (55 %) from income classes E (up to US$ 428.64) and C (> US$ 622.31-US$ 2,682.93) and mothers who had studied for nine years or more. Regarding vitamin intake, there was low vitamin C inadequacy (8 %) and high vitamin E inadequacy (59 %), the latter being more frequent in the 4-8 year-old age group (33 % of children). There was an inverse correlation between income and energy intake (r=-0.1525, p<0.05) and between income and vitamin E consumption (r=-0.3, p<0.05). The relationship between income and maternal education (p<0.05), between income and 13-carotene consumption and between income and vitamin C consumption was significantly positive (r=0.33 and r=0.28, respectively, p<0.05). Conclusion It was concluded that consuming vitamins having antioxidant properties was positively related to family income regarding vitamin C and β-carotene and negatively related regarding vitamin E and calories
- Subjects
CHILD nutrition; INCOME; VITAMIN C content of food; VITAMIN E content of food; BETA carotene; FOOD habits; ANTIOXIDANTS
- Publication
Revista de Salud Pública, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 3, p386
- ISSN
0124-0064
- Publication type
Article