Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011 Jul-Aug;43(4):244-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.07.004. Epub 2010 Sep 29.
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if perceived neighborhood disorder affected dietary quality within a multiethnic sample of children.
Children were recruited through the use of fliers, wide-distribution mailers, parent magazines, and school presentations from June 2005 to December 2008.
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama metropolitan area.
Sample of 100 children aged 7 to 12 years.
Dietary quality was assessed using the average of two 24-hour recalls and analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research.
Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between neighborhood disorder and dietary quality.
Perceived neighborhood disorder was associated with increased iron intake (P = .03) and lower potassium levels (P = .04). Perceived neighborhood disorder was not significantly associated with increased energy intake (P = .07) and increased sodium intake (P = .08).
Perceived neighborhood disorder was significantly related to differences in dietary quality. This finding indicates that subjective neighborhood characteristics may pose barriers to healthful eating behaviors for children. Future research efforts and policy should address sociostructural factors and ways to manipulate and improve food environments and individuals' perceptions of their neighborhoods.
本研究的主要目的是确定多民族儿童群体中感知的邻里混乱是否会影响饮食质量。
2005 年 6 月至 2008 年 12 月期间，通过传单、广泛分发的邮件、家长杂志和学校介绍来招募儿童。
阿拉巴马州伯明翰-胡佛大都市区。
100 名 7 至 12 岁的儿童。
使用两次 24 小时回忆的平均值评估饮食质量，并使用研究营养数据系统进行分析。
采用多元线性回归分析评估邻里混乱与饮食质量之间的关系。
感知的邻里混乱与铁摄入增加（P=0.03）和钾水平降低（P=0.04）有关。感知的邻里混乱与能量摄入增加（P=0.07）和钠摄入增加（P=0.08）没有显著相关性。
感知的邻里混乱与饮食质量的差异显著相关。这一发现表明，主观的邻里特征可能会对儿童的健康饮食习惯构成障碍。未来的研究工作和政策应解决社会结构因素，并探讨操纵和改善食物环境以及个体对其邻里的看法的方法。
