School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Br J Nutr. 2024 Sep 28;132(6):805-814. doi: 10.1017/S000711452400151X. Epub 2024 Oct 15.
Adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is essential for healthy ageing and prevention and management of chronic disease. This study aimed to examine characteristics associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in Chinese men and women aged 50 years and over. Data from the first wave of the Chinese cohort (2008-2010) of the WHO's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) survey was used. Fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed by self-reported typical consumption in serves/day. Characteristics examined were age, education, financial security, home ownership, marital status, social cohesion and rural location. Associations with fruit and vegetable consumption were assessed using multiple linear regression adjusted for confounders and stratified by sex. Overall, women consumed more serves of fruit per day than men (mean (standard deviation): 2·6 (2·2) and 2·2 (2·1) serves/day, respectively) whereas men consumed more serves of vegetables than women (7·2 (4·0) and 6·7 (3·7)). Lower fruit consumption was associated with lower education, lower social participation, income insecurity, renting, being un-partnered and rural residency in men and women, as well as older age in women. Lower vegetable consumption was associated with older age, lower education and urban residency in men and women and lower social participation in men and being unpartnered in women. This study has identified characteristics associated with fruit and vegetable intake in a sample of mid aged and older Chinese men and women. Further research on the interrelationships between these characteristics and fruit and vegetable intake as well as longitudinal relationships is warranted.
摄入足够的水果和蔬菜对健康老龄化以及慢性病的预防和管理至关重要。本研究旨在调查与中国 50 岁及以上人群水果和蔬菜摄入量相关的特征。研究数据来自世卫组织全球老龄化和成人健康研究（SAGE）的中国队列的第一波调查（2008-2010 年）。水果和蔬菜的摄入量通过自我报告的典型摄入量（份/天）来评估。研究中检查的特征包括年龄、教育程度、经济保障、住房拥有情况、婚姻状况、社会凝聚力和农村地区。通过多线性回归评估了这些特征与水果和蔬菜摄入量的关联，并按性别进行了分层调整混杂因素。总体而言，女性每天摄入的水果量多于男性（平均值（标准差）：2.6（2.2）和 2.2（2.1）份/天），而男性摄入的蔬菜量多于女性（7.2（4.0）和 6.7（3.7）份/天）。男性和女性中，较低的水果摄入量与较低的教育程度、较低的社会参与度、收入不稳定、租房、未婚和农村居住有关，而女性中较低的水果摄入量还与年龄较大有关。男性和女性中，较低的蔬菜摄入量与年龄较大、教育程度较低和居住在城市以及男性中较低的社会参与度和女性中未婚有关。本研究确定了与中国中老年男性和女性水果和蔬菜摄入量相关的特征。需要进一步研究这些特征与水果和蔬菜摄入量之间的相互关系以及纵向关系。
