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Correlates of diet quality in the Quebec population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

Isabelle Huot ,
Gilles Paradis ,
Olivier Receveur  and
Marielle Ledoux
Isabelle Huot
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Gilles Paradis*
Affiliation:
Direction de la Santé Publique de Montréal-Centre, 1301 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaH2L 1M3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Olivier Receveur
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Marielle Ledoux
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
*
*Corresponding author: Email gilles.paradis@mcgill.ca
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Abstract

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Objective:

To determine the correlates of a high-fat diet in urban, suburban and rural areas of Quebec, Canada.

Design:

A secondary analysis of data collected as part of a 5-year multi-factorial, multi-setting, community-intervention project.

Setting:

Urban, suburban and rural settings of the province of Quebec, 1997.

Subjects:

Data were analysed from a sample of 5214 participants (2227 males, 2987 females). A food-frequency questionnaire was completed and a global index of food quality was calculated. Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of a diet high in total fats, saturated fat and cholesterol.

Results:

In both genders, lower level of education, smoking status, French and English languages compared with other languages spoken at home, and a rural environment were associated with poor diet quality. Having no intention to eat low-fat dairy products more often was associated with a high-fat diet. In men, obesity (body mass index >30 kg m−2) and absence of reported health problems were correlates of a high-fat diet, while, in women, lower physical activity was a correlate.

Conclusions:

Future health interventions in Quebec should target people with low education, smokers and those living in a rural environment. Obese men and sedentary women should have access to specific dietetic resources.

Keywords

CorrelatesHigh-fat dietCardiovascular diseases
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 7 , Issue 8 , December 2004 , pp. 1009 - 1016
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2004

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