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Chronic food intake patterns among Filipino women: Trends and associations with aging‐related disabilities
Author(s) -
BORJA JUDITH B.,
DUAZO PAULITA L.,
LEE NANETTE R.,
ADAIR LINDA S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.214.5
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , environmental health , medicine , quartile , calorie , demography , refined grains , odds , food group , gerontology , whole grains , logistic regression , food science , biology , confidence interval , social science , sociology , endocrinology
Using 24‐hour food recall data, we examined trends in food intake patterns of 1548 women (aged 38‐71) for over 2 decades (7 surveys between 1983‐2005). We identified those who tracked or maintained the same food group intake rankings over time, and assessed how these patterns influence disabilities occurring with age i.e., difficulty in performing basic functions, physical limitations, and cognitive impairment. Evident of the nutrition transition occurring in the Philippines, we observed a decrease in vegetable and high‐fiber grain consumption, and an increase in meat and sugar consumption over time. We also noted market‐driven changes such as an increase in noodle consumption starting in the mid 80s reflective of the proliferation of cheap instant noodles, and a downward trend in corn as basic staple. Multivariate models were run to assess the diet‐aging relationship, controlling for education, morbidity status, calorie intake, physical activity, and other maternal and household characteristics. Our findings show that tracking of certain food groups influence disabilities. For example, predominantly being in the highest vegetable intake quartile (relative to each other)protect women against having physical limitations at later ages (Odds Ratio: 0.60 [95% CI: 0.42, 0.86]). This merits attention given the secular downward trend in vegetable consumption for this women. NIH Grant No. 1R03TW008133‐01