Consumption of fruits and vegetables among older adults

Findings from the Elsi-Brazil study

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ID5167917
AuthorsPaula Bolbinski (0000-0002-1162-7920, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Mary Anne Nascimento-Souza (0000-0002-3525-6554, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (0000-0002-1077-1381, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil), Sérgio William Viana Peixoto (0000-0001-9431-2280, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Year2023
Volume39
Issue6
Pagese00158122-e00158122
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen158122
PMID37466546
OpenAlexW4384346916
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2023000605010
LanguageEN
References cited29

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables and their associated factors in a national sample representative of the Brazilian population aged 60 or over. Baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), conducted from 2015 to 2016, including 4,982 older individuals, were used. The recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables was assessed based on questions on the weekly and daily frequency of fruits, natural fruit juice, and vegetables. Intake of five or more servings of these foods on five or more days per week was considered as recommended consumption. Exploratory variables included socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors, health conditions, and use of health services. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to examine the factors associated with the recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables. The prevalence of recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables was 12.9% (95%CI: 11.5-14.3). This consumption showed associations with gender (women - OR = 1.40; 95%CI: 1.08-1.82), age group (80 years or older - OR = 1.66; 95%CI: 1.16-2.37), education level (8 years or more - OR = 2.07; 95%CI: 1.51-2.86), smoking (former smokers - OR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.55-0.85 and current smokers - OR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.33-0.77) and medical appointments in the previous 12 months (OR = 1.88; 95%CI: 1.31-2.71). Our findings showed a low prevalence of the recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables among older Brazilian adults, drawing attention to the need for policies aimed at increasing this consumption in the studied population

Consumption (sociology) · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Population · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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