Socioeconomic Status Impact on Diet Quality and Body Mass Index in Eight Latin American Countries: ELANS Study Results

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dc.contributor.authorGomez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorKovalskys, Irina
dc.contributor.authorLeme, Ana Carolina B.
dc.contributor.authorQuesada, Dayana
dc.contributor.authorRigotti, Attilio
dc.contributor.authorCortes Sanabria, Lilia Yadira
dc.contributor.authorYepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorReyna Liria-Dominguez, Maria
dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Regina Mara
dc.contributor.authorPrevidelli, Agatha Nogueira
dc.contributor.authorGuajardo, Viviana
dc.contributor.authorFerrari, Gerson
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorBrenes, Juan Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:13:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPoor health and diet quality are associated with living within a low socioeconomic status (SES). This study aimed to investigate the impact of SES on diet quality and body mass index in Latin America. Data from the "Latin American Health and Nutrition Study (ELANS)", a multi-country, population-based study of 9218 participants, were used. Dietary intake was collected through two 24 h recalls from participants of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Diet quality was assessed using the dietary quality score (DQS), the dietary diversity score (DDS) and the nutrients adequacy ratio (NAR). Chi-squared and multivariate-variance analyses were used to estimate possible associations. We found that participants from the low SES consumed less fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fiber and fish and seafood and more legumes than those in the high SES. Also, the diet quality level, assessed by DQS, DDS and NAR mean, increased with SES. Women in the low SES also showed a larger prevalence of abdominal obesity and excess weight than those in the middle and high SES. Health policies and behavioral-change strategies should be addressed to reduce the impact of socioeconomic factors on diet quality and body weight, with gender as an additional level of vulnerability.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu13072404
dc.identifier.eissn2072-6643
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072404
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94454
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000676526200001
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaNutrients
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectdiet quality
dc.subjectmicronutrients
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectnutrition surveys
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleSocioeconomic Status Impact on Diet Quality and Body Mass Index in Eight Latin American Countries: ELANS Study Results
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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