Plant sterol intake and education level in the Spanish EPIC cohort
Por:
Escurriol, V, Mari-Dell'Olmo, M, Rohlfs, I, Borrell, C, Chirlaque, MD, Buckland, G, Rodriguez, L, Sanchez, MJ, Amiano, P, Egues, N, Ros, E
Publicada:
1 jul 2009
Resumen:
Objective: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Spanish European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort to investigate the association among education level, as a measurement of socioeconomic position, gender, and dietary nutrient intake, focusing on, plant sterols, in a Mediterranean population.
Methods: A sample of 25 615 women and 15 552 men (29-69 y old) from the Spanish EPIC cohort was recruited in 1992-1996. Nutrient and plant sterol intakes were estimated using a validated dietary history questionnaire and Spanish food composition tables.
Results and conclusion: Few differences in nutrient or plant sterol consumption existed between men and women with different education levels. Age and energy-adjusted linear regression models of plant sterol intake showed a small increase in subjects with lower education and higher consumption in men than in women. Homogeneity of healthy dietary habits across different socioeconomic groups in this population reflects a wide availability of characteristic Mediterranean foods at the time of recruitment. However, current changes in food supply and the increasing cost of healthy foods may lead to socioeconomic inequalities in Spain parallel to those taking place in other European populations. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Filiaciones:
Escurriol, V:
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer, Lipid Clin, Endocrinol & Nutr Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Salud Carlos III, Ciber Fisiopatol Obesidad & Nutr, Barcelona, Spain
Mari-Dell'Olmo, M:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Rohlfs, I:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
CATSALUT, Dept Hlth, Hlth Planning Unit, Girona, Spain
Borrell, C:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Chirlaque, MD:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Murcia Hlth Council, Dept Epidemiol, Murcia, Spain
Buckland, G:
Catalan Inst Oncol, Canc Epidemiol Res Programme, Unit Nutr Environm & Canc, Barcelona, Spain
Rodriguez, L:
Consejeria Salud & Serv Sanit Asturias, Direcc Gen Salud Publ, Asturias, Spain
Sanchez, MJ:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Andalusian Sch Publ Hlth, Granada, Spain
Amiano, P:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Publ Hlth Div Guipuzkoa, Guipuzkoa, Spain
Egues, N:
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Publ Hlth, Navarra, Spain
Ros, E:
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer, Lipid Clin, Endocrinol & Nutr Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Salud Carlos III, Ciber Fisiopatol Obesidad & Nutr, Barcelona, Spain
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