Galbete Cecilia, Nicolaou Mary, Meeks Karlijn A, de-Graft Aikins Ama, Addo Juliet, Amoah Stephen K, Smeeth Liam, Owusu-Dabo Ellis, Klipstein-Grobusch Kerstin, Bahendeka Silver, Agyemang Charles, Mockenhaupt Frank P, Beune Erik J, Stronks Karien, Schulze Matthias B, Danquah Ina
Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany.
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Food Nutr Res. 2017 Jul 6;61(1):1341809. doi: 10.1080/16546628.2017.1341809. eCollection 2017.
: West African immigrants in Europe are disproportionally affected by metabolic conditions compared to European host populations. Nutrition transition through urbanisation and migration may contribute to this observations, but remains to be characterised. : We aimed to describe the dietary behaviour and its socio-demographic factors among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots living different Ghanaian settings. : The multi-centre, cross-sectional RODAM (Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants) study was conducted among Ghanaian adults in rural and urban Ghana, and Europe. Dietary patterns were identified by principal component analysis. : Contributions of macronutrient to the daily energy intake was different across the three study sites. Three dietary patterns were identified. Adherence to the 'mixed' pattern was associated with female sex, higher education, and European residency. The 'rice, pasta, meat, and fish' pattern was associated with male sex, younger age, higher education, and urban Ghanaian environment. Adherence to the 'roots, tubers, and plantain' pattern was mainly related to rural Ghanaian residency. : We observed differences in food preferences across study sites: in rural Ghana, diet concentrated on starchy foods; in urban Ghana, nutrition was dominated by animal-based products; and in Europe, diet appeared to be highly diverse.
与欧洲本地居民相比，在欧洲的西非移民受代谢性疾病的影响比例更高。城市化和移民带来的营养转变可能是造成这一现象的原因，但仍有待进一步研究。我们旨在描述欧洲加纳移民及其生活在加纳不同地区的同胞的饮食行为及其社会人口学因素。多中心横断面RODAM（非洲移民肥胖与糖尿病研究）研究在加纳农村和城市以及欧洲的加纳成年人中开展。通过主成分分析确定饮食模式。在三个研究地点，宏量营养素对每日能量摄入的贡献有所不同。确定了三种饮食模式。坚持“混合”模式与女性、高等教育程度和欧洲居住身份有关。“大米、面食、肉类和鱼类”模式与男性、较年轻、高等教育程度和加纳城市环境有关。坚持“根茎类、块茎类和大蕉”模式主要与加纳农村居住身份有关。我们观察到不同研究地点的食物偏好存在差异：在加纳农村，饮食以淀粉类食物为主；在加纳城市，营养以动物性产品为主；而在欧洲，饮食似乎高度多样化。
