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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Compliance with dietary guidelines in grocery purchasing among older adults by chewing ability and socio-economic status |
Author: | Brennan, D. Singh, K. |
Citation: | Gerodontology: an international journal, 2012; 29(4):265-271 |
Publisher: | FDI World Dental Press Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0734-0664 1741-2358 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David S. Brennan, Kiran A. Singh |
Abstract: | Background: Dietary guidelines promote good nutrition through healthy eating. Chewing deficiencies may hinder food intake while lower socio-economic status (SES) may restrict food purchasing. The aim was to examine compliance of grocery purchasing behaviour with dietary guidelines by chewing ability and SES. Methods: Adults aged 60–71 years in Adelaide, South Australia were surveyed in 2008. Dietary guideline compliance was measured using 16 grocery purchasing items. Chewing ability was based on a 5-item Chewing Index. SES was assessed using a subjective social status rating representing where people stand in society. Results: Responses were collected from n = 444 persons (response rate = 68.8%). Among dentate persons, 10.3% were chewing deficient and 21.3% were in the lower SES group. Prevalence ratios (PR: 95%CI) controlling for SES showed chewing deficiency was related to (p < 0.05) non-compliance with dietary guidelines in relation to bread (1.7: 1.1–2.5), juice (2.7: 1.6–4.5), tinned fruit (2.9: 1.5–5.6), yoghurt (2.1: 1.2–3.7) and tinned fish (1.5: 1.2–1.9). Conclusions: Chewing deficiency was associated with lower compliance with dietary guidelines in relation to fibre, sugar, fat and salt. Chewing deficiency may have a direct effect on diet as well as reflect a clustering of risk in relation to a range of health behaviours. |
Keywords: | food choice tooth loss dietary guidelines socio-economic status older adults |
Rights: | © 2012 The Gerodontology Society and John Wiley & Sons A/S |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2012.00631.x |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/627037 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2358.2012.00631.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Dentistry publications |
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