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Studies indicate that dietary intake of adolescents is influenced by socio-economic level of
the family.
Compare adolescents’ food consumption and anthropometry by socioeconomic status.
Data were collected through 3 day food diaries, anthropometric data were
objectively measured. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 22 software.
A sample of 63 adolescents was studied, mostly female and aged from 10 to 19
years. There were no statistically significant differences (p-value = 0.378) in the anthropometric
measurements between socio economic status groups. Adolescents with lower socioeconomic status
consume significantly more energy (p-value=0.033), vegetable protein (p-value =0.005), total
carbohydrates (p-value=0.011) and starch (p-value=0.011).
It is concluded that adolescents’ nutritional intake significantly differs between
socioeconomic status groups. This study highlights the need to have public health interventions to reduce
these socioeconomic differences.
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Keywords
Socio-economic status Nutritional intake Adolescents
Citation
Azevedo, Ana; Sousa, Marisa; Dinis, Patrícia; Fernandes, António; Ribeiro, José Carlos; Ferro-Lebres, Vera (2015). Socio-economic status and nutritional intake in adolescentes, In II International Health Congress Gaia-Porto (II CISGP). Porto
Publisher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto