Ana-Lucia Mayén1, Idris Guessous1,2,3, Fred Paccaud1, Silvia Stringhini1, Pedro Marques-Vidal4. 1. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2. Unit of Population Epidemiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. 3. Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. 4. Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Pedro-Manuel.Marques-Vidal@chuv.ch.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the impact of education on diet and compliance with the national recommendations. METHODS: The study included 4338 adult participants of the Colaus study, a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted between 2009 and 2012 in Lausanne (Switzerland). Education was categorized as primary, apprenticeship, secondary, and tertiary. RESULTS: Men with primary vs. tertiary education had a lower intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (29.4 vs. 30.9 g/day), iron (11.4 vs. 11.8 mg/day), vitamin A (758.2 vs. 904.2 retinol equivalents/day), and vitamin D (2.3 vs. 3.0 μg/day). Women with primary vs. tertiary education had a lower intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (25.5 vs. 27.4 g/day), fiber (15.6 vs. 17.2 g/day) and iron (9.8 vs. 10.3 mg/day). Men with primary vs. tertiary education had a better compliance with protein recommendations [odds ratio (95 % CI): 2.31 (1.37; 3.90)], while women with primary vs. tertiary education had a better compliance with vitamin A recommendations [odds ratio 1.74 (1.15; 2.65)]. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our results do not confirm a unidirectional association between education and diet, and question the approach of targeted interventions alone in selected educational groups to prevent chronic diseases.
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the impact of education on diet and compliance with the national recommendations. METHODS: The study included 4338 adult participants of the Colaus study, a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted between 2009 and 2012 in Lausanne (Switzerland). Education was categorized as primary, apprenticeship, secondary, and tertiary. RESULTS:Men with primary vs. tertiary education had a lower intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (29.4 vs. 30.9 g/day), iron (11.4 vs. 11.8 mg/day), vitamin A (758.2 vs. 904.2 retinol equivalents/day), and vitamin D (2.3 vs. 3.0 μg/day). Women with primary vs. tertiary education had a lower intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (25.5 vs. 27.4 g/day), fiber (15.6 vs. 17.2 g/day) and iron (9.8 vs. 10.3 mg/day). Men with primary vs. tertiary education had a better compliance with protein recommendations [odds ratio (95 % CI): 2.31 (1.37; 3.90)], while women with primary vs. tertiary education had a better compliance with vitamin A recommendations [odds ratio 1.74 (1.15; 2.65)]. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our results do not confirm a unidirectional association between education and diet, and question the approach of targeted interventions alone in selected educational groups to prevent chronic diseases.
Authors: J D Irala-Estévez; M Groth; L Johansson; U Oltersdorf; R Prättälä; M A Martínez-González Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr Date: 2000-09 Impact factor: 4.016
Authors: Carole Clair; Arnaud Chiolero; David Faeh; Jacques Cornuz; Pedro Marques-Vidal; Fred Paccaud; Vincent Mooser; Gérard Waeber; Peter Vollenweider Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2011-01-11 Impact factor: 3.295