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- Title
Social and Racial Disparities in Food Consumption Among Brazilian College Students: a Nationwide Study.
- Authors
Silva Júnior, André Eduardo; de Oliveira, Ana Debora Santos; Praxedes, Dafiny Rodrigues Silva; da Costa Paula, Déborah Tenório; de Lima Macena, Mateus; de Menezes Toledo Florêncio, Telma Maria; Clemente, Ana Paula Grotti; Bueno, Nassib Bezerra
- Abstract
This study aims to assess the association between economic class, race/skin color, and food consumption among Brazilian college students. A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted with college students from all over Brazil. Demographic data, economic class, self-reported race/skin color, anthropometry, and food consumption markers from the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System were collected. The final sample comprised 5843 participants with a mean age of 24.1 (SD: 6.3) years, 4292 (73.5%) were female, and 810 (13.9%) in the highest economic stratum. We observed a progressive decrease in the frequency of fresh fruits and vegetables consumption from higher to lower economic classes (p < 0.01 for both). Contrarily, there was a progressive increase in the frequency of consumption of beans from higher to lower economic classes (p < 0.01). The frequency consumption of vegetables was also associated with race/skin color (p < 0.01), being lower in brown (PR: 0.94; CI 95%: 0.90; 0.98), and black (PR: 0.91; 95% CI: 0.85; 0.98) individuals, compared to white individuals. Brown individuals showed higher frequency consumption of beans (PR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.05; 1.15) than whites. When compared to individuals of white race/skin color, brown (PR: 1.07; 95% CI: 1.01; 1.13) and black (PR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.07; 1.23) individuals showed higher frequency consumption of sweetened beverages. Economic class and race/skin color were independent factors associated with the food consumption of Brazilian college students.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; COLLEGE students; FOOD habits; STATISTICS; VEGETABLES; BEVERAGES; CONFIDENCE intervals; FOOD consumption; CROSS-sectional method; ANTHROPOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE analysis; RACE; SURVEYS; SOCIAL classes; FRUIT; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; DATA analysis software; POISSON distribution
- Publication
Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 6, p2630
- ISSN
2197-3792
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40615-022-01441-0