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. 2018 Mar 30;10(4):436. doi: 10.3390/nu10040436

Table 2.

Association between socioeconomic status and dietary patterns in children and adolescents from High Human Development Countries in cross-sectional studies or longitudinal studies with cross-sectional analysis.

Country Survey Year Study Location HDI Age Range Sample Size DAM/DPM SES Indicator DP Identified Association of SES with DP Reference
Norway 2007 County 0.94
(2010)
9–10 924
461 B
463 G
FFQ/PCA Parent’s education (a) “Snacking”
(b) Junk/convenient”
(c) Varied Norwegian”
(d) “Dieting”
(a) Inverse
(b) U shaped
(c) None
(d) None
[40]
Australia 2007 National 0.93
(2010)
2–8 2287
1166 B
1121 G
2-day, 24-h DR/PCA Parent’s education (a) “Healthy, meat and vegetable” (a) Positive [43]
(b) “Combination” (b) Positive
Australia 2008 National 0.93
(2010)
12–18 764
397 B
367 G
FFQ/PCA Family income (a) “Fruit, salad, cereals, and fish” (a) None [23]
(b) “High fat and sugar” (b) None
(c) “Vegetables” (c) None
Australia 2003–2004 Perth 0.90
(2000)
14 1613
826 B
787 G
FFQ/FA Maternal education and family income (a) “Healthy” (a) Positive (maternal education) [27]
(a) None (income)
(b) “Western” (b) None (maternal education)
(b) Inverse (income)
Scotland 2006 National 0.91
(2010)
5–17 1233 FFQ/PCA Main food provider education and family income 5–11-year-old [44]
Boys Girls
5–11 years old (381 B, 340 G)
12–17 years old (250 B, 262 G)
(a) “Fruit and vegetables” (a) None (education) (a) Positive (education, income)
(a) Positive (income)
(b) “Snacks” (b) Inverse (education, income) (b) None (education)
(b) Inverse (income)
(c) “Fish and sauce” (c) None (education, income) (c) NA
(d) “Puddings” (d) NA (d) Positive (education, income)
12–17 years old (250 B, 262 G) 12–17 years old
Boys Girls
(e) “Vegetables” (e) positive (education, income) (e) Positive (education, income)
(f) “Fruits” (f) NA (f) None (education, income)
(g) “Puddings” (g) None (education) (g) Inverse (education, income)
(g) Inverse (income)
(h) “Starchy food and drinks” (h) None (education, income) (h) NA
Spain 2007–2008 Balearic Islands 0.87 12–17 1231
574 B
657 G
FFQ and 24-h DR/PCA Parent’s education (a) “Western”
(b) “Mediterranean”
(c) “Dairy products”
(d) “Fast food and sweets”
(a) None
(b) None
(c) Positive
(d) Inverse
[45]
Spain 1998–2000 National 0.83
(2000)
2–24 3534
1629 B
1905 G
FFQ and 24-h DR/PCA Maternal or parental education (a) “Snacky” (a) Positive [64]
(b) “Healthy” (b) Positive
Canada 2004 National 0.87
(2000)
2–18 10,038
5119 B
4919 G
1-day, 24-h DR/CA Household education and family income 2–5 years old [53]
Boys Girls
(a) “Fruit drink” (n = 315) None (education and income)
(b) “Fruit juice” (n = 320)
(c) “Milk” (n = 422)
(d) “High fat milk” (n = 268)
(e) “Moderate” (n = 825)
6–11 years old
Boys Girls
(f) “Soft drink” (n = 412) High fat milk “was more frequent in lower income
None (education)
None (education, income)
(g) “Fruit drink” (n = 601)
(h) “Fruit juice” (n = 398)
(i) “Milk” (n = 670)
(j) “High fat milk” (n = 283)
(l) “Moderate” (n = 1249)
12–18 years old
Boys Girls
(m) “Soft drink” (n = 648) None (education, income) None (education, income)
(n) “Fruit drink” (n = 701)
(o) “Milk” (n = 783)
(p) “Moderate” (n = 2143)
England 1991–1992/1998–1999 Avon 0.87
(2000)
7 6056
3131 B
2925 G
FFQ/CA Maternal education (a) “Processed” (n = 4177) (a) Inverse [20]
(b) “Plant based” (n = 2065) (b) Positive
(c) “Traditional British” (n = 2037) (c) None
England 1991–1992/2004–2006 Avon 0.87 (2000) 13 3951
1916 B
2035 G
FFQ/PCA Maternal education (a) “Traditional/health-conscious” (a) Positive [46]
(b) “Processed” (b) Inverse
(c) “Snacks/sugared drinks” (c) Inverse
(d) “Vegetarian” (d) Positive
England 1998–1999 Avon 0.87
(2000)
4 and 7 4 years old (6592)
3411 B
3171 G
FFQ/PCA Maternal education 4 years old [65]
(a) “Junk” (a) Inverse
(b) “Health conscious” (b) Positive
(c) “Traditional” (c) None
7 years old (6215)
3196 B
3019 G
7 years old
(a) “Junk” (a) Inverse
(b) “Health conscious” (b) Positive
(c) “Traditional” (c) None
Greece 2007–2011 Creete 0.87 (2000) 4 683 FFQ/PCA Parent’s education (a) “Mediterranean
(b) “Snacky”
(c) “Western””
(a) None
(b) Inverse
(c) None
[66]
New Zealand 1995–1997
2002–2004
Auckland 0.87 (2000) 3.5–7 550 (3.5 years);
591 (7 years)
FFQ/PCA Maternal education (a) “Junk” (a) None [67]
(b) “Traditional” (b) None
(c) “Healthy” (c) None
Finland 2003–2005 Oulu
and
Tampere
0.86 (2000) 3 and 6 3 years old (708) 3-day FD/CA Maternal education 3 years old [68]
(a) “Fast food, sweet” (n = 387) (a) Inverse
6 years old (841) 6 years old
(a) “Fast food, sweet” (n = 198) (a) None
Portugal 2009–2010 Porto 0.82 (2010) 4 3422
1749 B
1673 G
FFQ/LCA Maternal education
Family income
(a) Energy-dense foods dietary pattern (n = 1400)
(b) Snacking (n = 484)
(c) Healthier (n = 1538)
(a) Inverse (education)
(a) None (income)
(b) Inverse (education)
(b) None (income)
(c) NA
[69]
Portugal 2006–2007 Porto 0.82 (2010) 5–10 1976
985 B
991 G
FFQ/PCA Maternal education (a) “Vegetables, pulses, fruit, olive oil” (a) Positive [49]
(b) “Fish, meat, processed meats, eggs, and starchy foods” (b) Positive
(c) “Vegetable soup, olive oil, butter, starchy foods, and bread” (c) Positive
(d) “Fast-food, SSB, and pastry” (d) Inverse
European cities 2006–2007 Athens,
Dortmund, Ghent, Lille, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zaragoza
Mean 0.81 (2010) 12.5–17.5 2213
1021 B
1192 G
24-h DR
HELENA-Dietary Assessment Tool (DIAT)/PCA
Parent’s education Boys
(a) “Western”
(b) Traditional European
(c) Breakfast
Girls
(d) “Western”
(e) Traditional European
(f) Breakfast
(g) Monotonous
Boys
(a) Inverse (maternal educational)
(a) None (paternal education)
(b) Positive (parent’s education)
(c) Positive (parent’s education)
Girls
(d) Inverse (parent’s education)
(e) Positive (parent’s education)
(f) None (parent’s education)
(g) None (parent’s education)
[47]
Australia 2011–2013 Adelaide 0.94
(2010)
9–11 508
236 B
272 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (income and parent’s education)
(b) None (income and parent’s education)
[70]
Canada 2011–2013 Ottawa 0.89
(2010)
9–11 551
230 B
321 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (income and parent’s education)
(b) Positive (income)
(b) None (parent’s education)
[70]
Finland 2011–2013 Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa) 0.87
(2010)
9–11 495
235 B
260 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (income and parent’s education)
(b) None (income and parent’s education)
[70]
USA 2011–2013 Baton Rouge 0.90
(2010)
9–11 588
254 B
334 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (income and parent’s education)
(b) None (income and parent’s education)
[70]
Portugal 2011–2013 Porto 0.82
(2010)
9–11 667
294 B
373 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (income and parent’s education)
(b) Positive (income)
(b) None (parent’s education)
[70]
United Kington 2011–2013 Bath and North East Somerset) 0.85
(2010)
9–11 465
208 B
257 G
FFQ/PCA Household income and parent’s education. (a) Unhealthy
(b) Healthy
(a) Inverse (parent’s education)
(a) None (income)
(b) Positive (parent’s education)
(b) None (income)
[70]
Poland 2010–2011 Central and north-eastern
Poland
0.80
(2010)
13–18 1176
551 B
625 G
FFQ/CA Parent’s education (a) Low-Fiber” DP
(n = 446)
(b) “Average-Fiber” DP
(n = 286)
(c) “High-Fiber” DP
(n = 444)
(a, b) NA
(c) Positive (parent’s education)
[48]

B, boys; G, girls; CA, cluster analysis; DAM, dietary assessment method; DPM, dietary pattern method; 24-h DR, 24-h dietary recall; FA, factor analysis; FD, food diary; FFQ, food frequency questionnaires; NA, not applicable; PCA, principal component analysis; LCA, latent class analysis.