Socio-economic circumstances and food habits in Eastern, Central and Western European populations

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ID15095202
AuthorsSinéad Boylan (0000-0002-3491-5845, University College London), Tea Lallukka (0000-0003-3841-3129, University of Helsinki), Elina Lahelma (0000-0002-1064-1333, University of Helsinki), Eero Lahelma, Hynek Pikhart (0000-0001-5277-4049, University College London), Sofia Malyutina (0000-0001-6539-0466), Alexandra Pajak (0000-0002-5641-0805, Jagiellonian University), Andrzej Pajak, Růžena Kubínová (National Institute of Public Health), Oksana Bragina, Urszula Stepaniak (0000-0002-1904-4674, Jagiellonian University), Aleksandra Gillis-Januszewska (Jagiellonian University), Galina Simonova, Г И Симонова (0000-0002-4030-6130), Anne Peasey (0000-0001-7434-2079, University College London), Martin Bobak (0000-0002-2633-6851, University College London, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume14
Issue4
Pages678-687
Publication date2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980010002570
PMID20843403
PMCIDPMC3951866
OpenAlexW2119874869
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited47

Objective To assess the relationship between several socio-economic indicators and frequency of consumption of seven predefined healthy foods (consumption of fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, vegetable-fat spread, vegetable cooking fat, low-fat milk and low-fat cheese) in populations from Eastern, Central and Western Europe. Design Analysis of baseline data collected in two cross-sectional cohort studies between 2000 and 2005: the Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study and the Finnish Helsinki Health Study (HHS). Setting Urban populations in the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland and Finland. Subjects In the HAPIEE study, random samples of men and women aged 45–69 years were drawn from population registers and electoral lists of selected cities. In the HHS, men and women aged 40–60 years employed by the City of Helsinki were recruited. Data on 21 326 working subjects from both cohorts were analysed. Results Healthy food habits were, in general, positively associated with higher education, occupational position and fewer economic difficulties, but there were differences in the strength of the gradient by food and country. Fruit consumption showed the most consistent gradients, especially in relation to socio-economic status among men (country-specific relative index of inequality (RII) = 2·02–5·17) and women (RII = 2·09–3·57). Conclusions The associations between socio-economic indicators and healthy food habits showed heterogeneity between countries. Future studies of dietary behaviours should consider multiple measures of socio-economic position

Economics · Geography · Socioeconomics · Health disparities and outcomes · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

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