TY - JOUR
T1 - Sociodemographic Determinants of Low Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Bangladeshi Adults
T2 - Results from WHO-STEPS Survey 2010
AU - Karim, Md Nazmul
AU - Zaman, M. Mostafa
AU - Rahman, Md Mujibur
AU - Chowdhury, M. A.Jalil
AU - Ahsan, H. A.M.Nazmul
AU - Hassan, Md Mahtabuddin
AU - Karim, Syed Rezaul
AU - Hossain, Md Zakir
AU - Billah, Baki
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - This study aimed to investigate factors affecting fruit and vegetables (FAVs) intake among Bangladeshi adults. Dietary data of 9275 adults from the Bangladesh Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Survey 2010 were analyzed. The mean age of the respondents was 42.4 (±13.5) years. Multistage cluster sampling was applied to identify samples. Demographics, personal habits, physical activity, diet, and anthropometric data were collected using the WHO-STEPs questionnaire. Average daily intake of <5 servings of FAVs combined was considered to be low FAV consumption, and its prevalence was 82.8%. A mixed-effect logistic regression model was fitted to assess association of factors with low FAV intake. Higher educational attainment, greater wealth, female sex, low physical activity, body mass index >25 kg/m2, and smokeless tobacco consumption were significantly associated with higher FAV consumption. Frequency of low FAV intake increased with increasing age and decreased with increasing educational attainment. Programs targeting people at risk of low FAV consumption are needed to promote consumption.
AB - This study aimed to investigate factors affecting fruit and vegetables (FAVs) intake among Bangladeshi adults. Dietary data of 9275 adults from the Bangladesh Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Survey 2010 were analyzed. The mean age of the respondents was 42.4 (±13.5) years. Multistage cluster sampling was applied to identify samples. Demographics, personal habits, physical activity, diet, and anthropometric data were collected using the WHO-STEPs questionnaire. Average daily intake of <5 servings of FAVs combined was considered to be low FAV consumption, and its prevalence was 82.8%. A mixed-effect logistic regression model was fitted to assess association of factors with low FAV intake. Higher educational attainment, greater wealth, female sex, low physical activity, body mass index >25 kg/m2, and smokeless tobacco consumption were significantly associated with higher FAV consumption. Frequency of low FAV intake increased with increasing age and decreased with increasing educational attainment. Programs targeting people at risk of low FAV consumption are needed to promote consumption.
KW - Bangladeshi population
KW - diet
KW - fruit intake
KW - NCD and risk factors
KW - vegetables intake
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85018765109&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1010539517699059
DO - 10.1177/1010539517699059
M3 - Article
C2 - 28434246
AN - SCOPUS:85018765109
VL - 29
SP - 189
EP - 198
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
SN - 1010-5395
IS - 3
ER -
