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Identifier 000388788
Title Διατροφικές συνήθειες πρωτοετών φοιτητών και κοινωνικο-οικονομικό επίπεδο της οικογένειας : η Μελέτη ΛΑΤΩ
Alternative Title Eating habits of freshmen and socio-economic status of their family:
Author Συλιγάρδου Ειρήνη
Thesis advisor Φιλαλήθης, Α.
Κριτσωτάκης, Γ.
Abstract Introduction: Eating habits start to be formed at the early stages of life but they are established mostly during the adolescence and University student years as young adults. The socio-economic status (SES) affects individual health and the health of the populations. However, the potential role of SES in shaping the quality of eating behaviours has not been investigated in detail in Greece yet. Methods: The current cross-sectional analysis draws data from the LATO study and explores the associations of family’s socio-economic status and dietary habits of freshmen of TEI of Crete of (N=1138). The consumption frequencies of fruits, vegetables, soft drinks, breakfast and delivery food were associated with the following socio-economic indicators: the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II), father’s and mother’s educational level and family’s self-reported economic status. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used to perform logistic regression models after adjusting for potential confounders. Results: Boys with median socio-economic family affluence had more than double odds of consuming delivery food (OR=2.44, 95% CI=1.27, 4.70) and soft drinks (OR=5.05, 95% CI=1.04, 24.43) in relation to those of low socio-economic affluence. The associations were of statistical significance for boys, but not for girls. Father’s high educational level was associated in a protective way with boys’ consumption of delivery food (OR=0.42, 95% CI= 0.18, 0.95) and soft drinks (OR=0.19, 95% CI=0.05, 0.72). Conclusions: The majority 1st year Higher Education Students were not following the diet recommendations of prominent organisations. There is evidence that SES may associate with freshmen’s eating habits in a harmful way. Interventions targeting eating behaviours are needed at higher education institutes.
Language English
Subject Breakfast
Delivery food
Eeating habits
Fruits
Socio-economic status
Vegetables
Διατροφικές συνήθειες
Κοινωνικό-οικονομική κατάσταση
Λαχανικά
Πρωινό
Φρούτα
Issue date 2014-12-04
Collection   School/Department--School of Medicine--Department of Medicine--Post-graduate theses
  Type of Work--Post-graduate theses
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