Τίτλος:
Social capital, tolerance of diversity and adherence to Mediterranean
diet: the Rhea Mother-Child Cohort in Crete, Greece
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objective: To estimate the associations of individual maternal social
capital and social capital dimensions (Participation in the Community,
Feelings of Safety, Value of Life and Social Agency, Tolerance of
Diversity) with adherence to the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy.
Design: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from a prospective
mother-child cohort (Rhea Study). Participants completed a social
capital questionnaire and an FFQ in mid-pregnancy. Mediterranean diet
adherence was evaluated through an a priori score ranging from 0 to 8
(minimal-maximal adherence). Maternal social capital scores were
categorized into three groups: the upper 10% was the high social
capital group, the middle 80% was the medium and the lowest 10% was
the low social capital group. Multivariable log-binomial and linear
regression models adjusted for confounders were performed.
Setting: Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Subjects: A total of 377 women with singleton pregnancies.
Results: High maternal Total Social Capital was associated with an
increase of almost 1 point in Mediterranean diet score (highest upsilon.
lowest group: beta coefficient=0.95, 95 % CI 0.23, 1.68), after
adjustment for confounders. Similar dose-response effects were noted for
the scale Tolerance of Diversity (highest v. lowest group: adjusted beta
coefficient=1.08, 95 % CI 0.39, 1.77).
Conclusions: Individual social capital and tolerance of diversity are
associated with adherence to the Mediterranean diet in pregnancy. Women
with higher social capital may exhibit a higher sense of obligation to
themselves and to others that may lead to proactive nutrition-related
activities. Less tolerant women may not provide the opportunity to new
healthier, but unfamiliar, nutritional recommendations to become part of
their regular diet.
Συγγραφείς:
Kritsotakis, George
Chatzi, Leda
Vassilaki, Maria
Georgiou,
Vaggelis
Kogevinas, Manolis
Philalithis, Anastassios E. and
Koutis, Antonis
Περιοδικό:
Public Health Nutrition
Εκδότης:
Cambridge University Press
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Dietary patterns; Mediterranean diet; Pregnancy; Social capital
DOI:
10.1017/S136898001400144X
