Macronutrient Intake and Socioeconomic Status: NIPPON DATA2010

Authors :: Masaru Sakurai
Hideaki Nakagawa
Aya Kadota
Katsushi Yoshita
Yasuyuki Nakamura
Nagako Okuda
Nobuo Nishi
Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Hisatomi Arima
Takayoshi Ohkubo
Tomonori Okamura
Hirotsugu Ueshima
Akira Okayama
Katsuyuki Miura
Source :: Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 28, Iss Suppl 3, Pp S17-S22 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Japan Epidemiological Association, 2018.
Abstract: Background: This study examined the relationships among household income, other SES indicators, and macronutrient intake in a cross-sectional study of a representative Japanese population. Methods: In 2010, we established a cohort of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS) from 300 randomly selected areas throughout Japan. A total of 2,637 participants (1,145 men and 1,492 women) were included in the study. Data from NHNS2010 and the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2010 (CSCL2010) were merged, and relationships among macronutrient intake and SES were evaluated. Additionally, socioeconomic factors associated with a risk of a higher carbohydrate/lower fat intake beyond dietary recommendations were evaluated. Results: Household income was positively associated with fat intake (P = 0.001 for men and