TY - JOUR
T1 - Vegetable and Fruit Consumption among Chinese Adults and Associated Factors
T2 - A Nationally Representative Study of 170,847 Adults
AU - LI, Yi Chong
AU - JIANG, Bo
AU - ZHANG, Mei
AU - HUANG, Zheng Jing
AU - DENG, Qian
AU - ZHOU, Mai Geng
AU - ZHAO, Zhen Ping
AU - WANG, You Fa
AU - WANG, Li Min
N1 - Funding Information:
?This study was founded by the Central Finance of the Chinese Government and the National Natural Science Foundation of China ?grant number ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?These authors contributed equally to this work ? #Correspondence should be addressed to?WANG You Fa ? E ?mail ? youfawan ? buffalo ?edu or youfawang ? gmail ?com ? WANG Li Min ?E ?mail ?wlm ? ? ? ? ? ? ?com Biographical notes of the first authors ? LI Yi Chong ?male ?born in ? ? ? ? ??hD ?majoring in epidemiology ? JIANG Bo ? male ?born in ? ? ? ? ?MMed ?majoring in epidemiology ?
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PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Objective: This study examined vegetable and fruit (VF) consumption rate and its associated factors among Chinese adults. Methods: Nationally representative data from the 2013 China Chronic Disease Surveillance survey were used. Dietary intake data, including VF consumption during the last 12 months, were collected. All analyses were weighted to obtain nationally representative estimates. Associations between VF consumption and other factors (e.g., meal frequency and physical activity) were examined through logistic regression analysis. Results: The average fruit consumption was 102.3 g/day (95% CI: 97.0-107.6) and the average vegetable consumption was 350.6 g/day (95% CI: 339.3-361.8). Over half (53.2%, 95% CI: 50.9-55.4) of Chinese adults met the VF consumption of 400 g/day recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Rural residents had a higher prevalence of low VF consumption rate than urban residents [49.20% (95% CI: 46.2%-52.2%) vs. 44.0% (95% CI: 41.7%-46.3%) P < 0.01]. Old age (OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.01), low educational level, low income, minority ethnicity (OR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.15-1.74), underweight (OR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03-1.33), single marital status (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.08-1.33), low health literacy, irregular breakfast (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.04-1.38) or lunch (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.26-1.99) habits, and no leisure-time physical activity were associated with low VF consumption. Conclusion: Only half of Chinese adults met the VF consumption recommended by the WHO. Low socio-economic status, irregular diet, and poor health literacy were likely associated with low VF consumption. National efforts and programs are needed to promote VF consumption.
AB - Objective: This study examined vegetable and fruit (VF) consumption rate and its associated factors among Chinese adults. Methods: Nationally representative data from the 2013 China Chronic Disease Surveillance survey were used. Dietary intake data, including VF consumption during the last 12 months, were collected. All analyses were weighted to obtain nationally representative estimates. Associations between VF consumption and other factors (e.g., meal frequency and physical activity) were examined through logistic regression analysis. Results: The average fruit consumption was 102.3 g/day (95% CI: 97.0-107.6) and the average vegetable consumption was 350.6 g/day (95% CI: 339.3-361.8). Over half (53.2%, 95% CI: 50.9-55.4) of Chinese adults met the VF consumption of 400 g/day recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Rural residents had a higher prevalence of low VF consumption rate than urban residents [49.20% (95% CI: 46.2%-52.2%) vs. 44.0% (95% CI: 41.7%-46.3%) P < 0.01]. Old age (OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.01), low educational level, low income, minority ethnicity (OR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.15-1.74), underweight (OR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03-1.33), single marital status (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.08-1.33), low health literacy, irregular breakfast (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.04-1.38) or lunch (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.26-1.99) habits, and no leisure-time physical activity were associated with low VF consumption. Conclusion: Only half of Chinese adults met the VF consumption recommended by the WHO. Low socio-economic status, irregular diet, and poor health literacy were likely associated with low VF consumption. National efforts and programs are needed to promote VF consumption.
KW - China
KW - China Noncommunicable and Chronic Disease Surveillance survey
KW - Fruit
KW - Vegetables
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U2 - 10.3967/bes2017.117
DO - 10.3967/bes2017.117
M3 - Article
C2 - 29335056
AN - SCOPUS:85044277572
SN - 0895-3988
VL - 30
SP - 863
EP - 874
JO - Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
JF - Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
IS - 12
ER -