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Fruit and vegeteble Consumption among Immigrants in Portugal: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Liliane
dc.contributor.authorDias, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Maria Do Rosário O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-18T16:03:42Z
dc.date.available2019-06-18T16:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-19
dc.description.abstractAbstract: This study aims to compare adequate fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake between immigrants and natives in Portugal, and to analyse factors associated with consumption of F&V among immigrants. Data from a population based cross-sectional study (2014) was used. The final sample comprised 17,410 participants ( 20 years old), of whom 7.4% were immigrants. Chi-squared tests and logistic regression models were conducted to investigate the association between adequate F&V intake, sociodemographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle characteristics. Adequate F&V intake was more prevalent among immigrants (21.1% (95% CI: 19.0–23.4)) than natives (18.5% (95% CI: 17.9–19.1)), (p = 0.000). Association between migrant status and adequate F&V intake was only evident for men: immigrants were less likely to achieve an adequate F&V intake (OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.66–0.68) when compared to Portuguese. Among immigrants, being female, older, with a higher education, and living in a low urbanisation area increased the odds of having F&V consumption closer to the recommendations. Adjusting for other factors, length of residence appears as a risk factor (15 or more years vs. 0–9 years: OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.50–0.53), (p = 0.000) for adequate F&V intake. Policies aiming to promote adequate F&V consumption should consider both populations groups, and gender-based strategies should address proper sociodemographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle determinants.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationwww.mdpi.com/journal/ijerphpt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/28918
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionInt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2299pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectfruitpt_PT
dc.subjectvegetablept_PT
dc.subjectimmigrantpt_PT
dc.subjectPortuguese healthpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleFruit and vegeteble Consumption among Immigrants in Portugal: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage14pt_PT
oaire.citation.issuewww.mdpi.com/journal/ijerphpt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3pt_PT
person.familyNameCosta
person.familyNameDias de Jesus Lima
person.givenNameLiliane Pereira da Silva
person.givenNameSónia Marina
person.identifier.ciencia-id6214-6DAA-6797
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3311-7910
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