Aggeli Christine, Patelida Maria, Grammatikopoulou Maria G, Matzaridou Ekaterini-Avrakomi, Berdalli Marina, Theodoridis Xenophon, Gkiouras Konstantinos, Persynaki Angeliki, Tsiroukidou Kyriaki, Dardavessis Theodore, Tzimos Christos, Goulis Dimitrios G, Vassilakou Tonia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-56429 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Department of Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, Alexander Campus, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Children (Basel). 2022 Mar 29;9(4):472. doi: 10.3390/children9040472.
Research has suggested that maternal diet and characteristics may influence the diet of offspring during childhood. The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess the influence of distinct maternal characteristics and the diet quality of mothers on the prevalence of household food insecurity (FI) and the diet quality of children. A total of 179 mother-child pairs were recruited from two primary schools in the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki. The children were aged between 10 and 12 years old. Diet quality was assessed as the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), with the use of the KIDMED for the children and the MedDietScore for the mothers. The household FI and the social and demographic characteristics of the mothers were also recorded, and anthropometric measures of both the mothers and their children were collected. Approximately ¼ (26.3%) of the pairs reported some degree of FI, with a greater prevalence (64.7%) within single-mother families. Moreover, FI affected the level of maternal MD adherence ( = 0.011). On the other hand, FI was decreased in households with a greater maternal educational level (OR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.10-0.63) and conjugal family status (OR: 0.15; 95% CI: 0.87-0.52). Maternal adherence to the MD was inversely related to the respective adherence of their offspring (OR: 0.93; 95% CI: 0.86-0.997), suggesting that during periods of financial constraints, maternal diet quality is compromised at the expense of affording a better diet for the minors in the family.
研究表明，母亲的饮食和特征可能会影响孩子童年时期的饮食。本横断面研究旨在评估母亲的不同特征以及母亲的饮食质量对家庭粮食不安全（FI）患病率和儿童饮食质量的影响。从塞萨洛尼基大都市区的两所小学招募了总共179对母婴。儿童年龄在10至12岁之间。饮食质量通过对地中海饮食（MD）的依从水平进行评估，儿童使用KIDMED量表，母亲使用MedDietScore量表。还记录了家庭FI情况以及母亲的社会和人口统计学特征，并收集了母亲及其孩子的人体测量数据。约四分之一（26.3%）的母婴报告有一定程度的FI，在单亲家庭中患病率更高（64.7%）。此外，FI影响了母亲对MD的依从水平（ = 0.011）。另一方面，在母亲教育水平较高的家庭（OR：0.25；95%CI：0.10 - 0.63）和夫妻家庭状况下（OR：0.15；95%CI：0.87 - 0.52），FI有所降低。母亲对MD的依从性与其子女的相应依从性呈负相关（OR：0.93；95%CI：0.86 - 0.997），这表明在经济拮据时期，母亲的饮食质量会受到影响，以牺牲为家庭中的未成年人提供更好饮食为代价。
