OBJECTIVE: This study identified socioeconomic correlates of total dietary fat intake in the Eating for a Healthy Life Study, a community-based dietary intervention study involving religious organizations. SUBJECTS/ DESIGN: To create our sampling frame for the Eating for a Healthy Life Study, a pool of religious organizations was identified from a list of religious faith organizations provided by the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Individual members were randomly selected from recruited religious organizations to complete a telephone-administered, baseline, cross-sectional survey. There were 2,507 respondents who were eligible, consenting participants. Dietary behavior was assessed using a modified version of the Fat- and Fiber-Related Diet Behavior Questionnaire. Socioeconomic status was assessed using individual demographic variables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fat-related behaviors indicated by fat summary score and stage of change. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: A multivariable linear regression model was used to examine the association of individual demographic variables with the Fat- and Fiber-Related Diet Behavior Questionnaire-derived measure of dietary fat intake. The same individual variables were used in a multivariable logistic regression model of dietary stage of change. RESULTS: Age, race, sex, education, and self-assessed health status were found to be statistically significant correlates of fat intake. Variables associated with stage of dietary fat change included sex, education, and religious organization cohesion. CONCLUSIONS: Demographic variance is an important factor in understanding dietary fat intake.
OBJECTIVE: This study identified socioeconomic correlates of total dietary fat intake in the Eating for a Healthy Life Study, a community-based dietary intervention study involving religious organizations. SUBJECTS/ DESIGN: To create our sampling frame for the Eating for a Healthy Life Study, a pool of religious organizations was identified from a list of religious faith organizations provided by the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Individual members were randomly selected from recruited religious organizations to complete a telephone-administered, baseline, cross-sectional survey. There were 2,507 respondents who were eligible, consenting participants. Dietary behavior was assessed using a modified version of the Fat- and Fiber-Related Diet Behavior Questionnaire. Socioeconomic status was assessed using individual demographic variables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fat-related behaviors indicated by fat summary score and stage of change. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: A multivariable linear regression model was used to examine the association of individual demographic variables with the Fat- and Fiber-Related Diet Behavior Questionnaire-derived measure of dietary fat intake. The same individual variables were used in a multivariable logistic regression model of dietary stage of change. RESULTS: Age, race, sex, education, and self-assessed health status were found to be statistically significant correlates of fat intake. Variables associated with stage of dietary fat change included sex, education, and religious organization cohesion. CONCLUSIONS: Demographic variance is an important factor in understanding dietary fat intake.
Authors: Alvaro Sanchez; Gregory J Norman; James F Sallis; Karen J Calfas; Cheryl Rock; Kevin Patrick Journal: Prev Med Date: 2007-10-18 Impact factor: 4.018
Authors: Chanita Hughes Halbert; Shiriki Kumanyika; Marjorie Bowman; Scarlett L Bellamy; Vanessa Briggs; Stacey Brown; Brenda Bryant; Ernestine Delmoor; Joseph C Johnson; Joseph Purnell; Rodney Rogers; Benita Weathers Journal: Health Educ Res Date: 2009-10-29
Authors: Nancy T Artinian; Gerald F Fletcher; Dariush Mozaffarian; Penny Kris-Etherton; Linda Van Horn; Alice H Lichtenstein; Shiriki Kumanyika; William E Kraus; Jerome L Fleg; Nancy S Redeker; Janet C Meininger; Joanne Banks; Eileen M Stuart-Shor; Barbara J Fletcher; Todd D Miller; Suzanne Hughes; Lynne T Braun; Laurie A Kopin; Kathy Berra; Laura L Hayman; Linda J Ewing; Philip A Ades; J Larry Durstine; Nancy Houston-Miller; Lora E Burke Journal: Circulation Date: 2010-07-12 Impact factor: 29.690