Patterson T L, Rupp J W, Sallis J F, Atkins C J, Nader P R
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
Am J Prev Med. 1988 Mar-Apr;4(2):75-82.
There seems to be a consensus that family influences on dietary habits are important, but few studies have addressed this issue directly. To clarify inconsistent findings, we studied the aggregation of dietary fats, sodium, and calories in 95 Anglo and 111 Mexican-American families. Their diet was determined by 24-hour recall, a three-day food record, and a food frequency questionnaire, along with a measure of the urinary sodium-potassium ratio. There was evidence of moderate aggregation of all dietary variables in both ethnic groups. In Anglo families, spouse-spouse, but not sibling-sibling, correlations tended to be significant. The diets of the younger children, but not the older children, were related to their parents' diets. In Mexican-American families, both spouse-spouse and sibling-sibling correlations tended to be significant. The mothers' diets were more highly correlated with the children's diets than were the fathers'.
似乎人们已达成共识，即家庭对饮食习惯的影响很重要，但很少有研究直接探讨这一问题。为了厘清相互矛盾的研究结果，我们对95个英裔家庭和111个墨西哥裔美国家庭的膳食脂肪、钠和热量聚集情况进行了研究。他们的饮食通过24小时回忆法、三天食物记录、食物频率问卷以及尿钠钾比值测量来确定。有证据表明，两个族裔的所有膳食变量都存在中等程度的聚集现象。在英裔家庭中，配偶之间的相关性往往显著，但兄弟姐妹之间的相关性不显著。年幼儿童的饮食与父母的饮食有关，而年长儿童则不然。在墨西哥裔美国家庭中，配偶之间和兄弟姐妹之间的相关性往往都很显著。母亲的饮食与孩子的饮食相关性比父亲的更高。
