Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors in Filipino Adults

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2-2022

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Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors in Filipino Adults

by Aileen R. de Juras 1,2, Wan-Chen Hsu 1 and Susan C. Hu 1,* 1 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan 2 Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Nutrients 2022, 14(4), 886; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14040886 Submission received: 15 January 2022 / Revised: 14 February 2022 / Accepted: 17 February 2022 / Published: 19 February 2022 (This article belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figure Versions Notes

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Recent studies have investigated dietary patterns to assess the overall dietary habits of specific populations. However, limited epidemiological research has been conducted to explore the unique dietary intakes in low and middle-income countries. This study aims to examine the dietary patterns of Filipino adults and their association with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. A total of 10,025 adults (≥20 years old) who participated in the 2013 Philippine National Nutrition Survey were included in the analysis. Dietary patterns were derived using factor analysis of 18 food groups from the dietary survey component. Six dietary patterns were identified, namely (1) rice; (2) cereal, milk, sugar, and oil; (3) fruits and miscellaneous food; (4) fish; (5) vegetables and corn; and (6) meat and beverage. Generalized ordered logistic regression analysis indicated that the dietary patterns were associated with different factors, specifically sex, age, educational attainment, marital status, employment status, household size, wealth quintile, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Our findings showed distinct dietary patterns among Filipino adults that were influenced by various sociodemographic and lifestyle parameters. The results of this study have valuable public health implications and the dietary patterns generated can further be used to analyze the link between diet and health outcomes.

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MPDI

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14

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4

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1-13

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Article

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English

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