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. 2010 Mar;7(3):1121-38.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph7031121. Epub 2010 Mar 17.

Food patterns according to sociodemographics, physical activity, sleeping and obesity in Portuguese children

Pedro Moreira  1 , Susana Santos, Patrícia Padrão, Tânia Cordeiro, Mariana Bessa, Hugo Valente, Renata Barros, Vitor Teixeira, Vanessa Mitchell, Carla Lopes, André Moreira
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Food patterns according to sociodemographics, physical activity, sleeping and obesity in Portuguese children

Pedro Moreira et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Our study aimed to describe the association between food patterns and gender, parental education, physical activity, sleeping and obesity in 1976 children aged 5-10 years old. Dietary intake was measured by a semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire; body mass index was calculated and categorized according to the IOTF classification. Factor analysis and generalized linear models were applied to identify food patterns and their associations. TV viewing and male gender were significant positive predictors for fast-food, sugar sweetened beverages and pastry pattern, while a higher level of maternal education and longer sleeping duration were positively associated with a dietary patterns that included fruit and vegetables.

Keywords: children; education; food patterns; obesity; physical activity; sleeping.

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