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The relationship between self‐rated health and dietary choices of African Americans (806.6)
Author(s) -
Vivas Alejandra,
Exebio Joel,
Zarini Gustavo,
Ajabshir Sahar,
Antwi Janet,
Cheema Amanpreet,
Vaccaro Joan,
Huffman Fatma
Publication year - 2014
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.28.1_supplement.806.6
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , gerontology , outreach , type 2 diabetes , food frequency questionnaire , self rated health , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , endocrinology , political science , sociology , law
This cross sectional study investigated the relationship between dietary patterns measured with Healthy Eating Index 2005 (HEI‐05) and Self‐Rated Health (SRH) in African Americans (AA) with (n=129) and without (n=120) type 2 diabetes (T2D). Recruitment was by community outreach in South Florida. Socio‐demographic information and SRH were collected using questionnaires or self‐report. Dietary variables were collected using the Willett’s food frequency questionnaire, and then HEI‐05 scores were calculated. Reported SRH of individuals with T2D was lower (33.9%, p=.001) than SRH of those without T2D for excellent/very good category. HEI‐05 scores between T2D (41.10±11.62) and without T2D (44.01±13.54) groups were only marginally significant (p=.088). Linear regression model showed an association between SRH and HEI‐05 (p=.038, B=‐2.758) after controlling for covariates. ANCOVA analysis showed that after controlling for covariates the mean HEI‐05 scores of “excellent/very good” SRH group (46.53 ± 1.81) were significantly higher than HEI‐05 scores of “good” SRH group (41.77± 1.22, p=.029) and also than “fair/poor” SRH group (40.54±1.57, p=.016). African Americans had better dietary choices when they perceived their health as “excellent/very good”. Grant Funding Source : Supported by NIH/NIDDK sponsored grant. AV was supported by NIH/NIGMS R25 GM061347.