Fruit and vegetable consumption of rural African Americans: Baseline survey results of the black churches united for better health 5 a day project
Fruit and vegetable consumption of rural African Americans: Baseline survey results of the black churches united for better health 5 a day project
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DOI：
10.1080/01635589809514655
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发表时间：
1998-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Campbell, MK
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作者：
McClelland, JW;Demark-Wahnefried, W;Campbell, MK
本研究的目的是确定基线水果和蔬菜消费量（总的和具体的）在农村非洲裔美国人参加了5天的干预研究和与这种饮食摄入量相关的因素。对来自北卡罗来纳州10个农村县的50个黑人教堂的3,737名成年成员进行了电话调查。该调查测量了人口特征，关于癌症和营养的知识和信念，以及与水果和蔬菜消费特别相关的食物频率。水果和蔬菜的消费和收入，教育，年龄，性别，婚姻状况，在家庭中的孩子的存在，并利用描述性和回归分析的意识5一天计划之间的关联进行了探讨。食物频率数据显示，农村非裔美国人平均每天摄入3.7 +/- 2.4份水果和蔬菜。23%的参与者报告每天吃五份或更多的水果和蔬菜。水果和蔬菜摄入量与年龄和性别之间存在显着相关性（p < 0.001），老年女性摄入的水果和蔬菜最多，而年轻男性摄入的水果和蔬菜最少。来自农村非洲裔美国人的调查结果与全国性研究结果一致，表明美国人的水果和蔬菜摄入量福尔斯低于每日5份指南。女性和年龄增长与水果和蔬菜的摄入量呈正相关。研究结果强调了推广“一天五次”信息的必要性。如果这些信息针对的是年轻的成年男性，他们的水果和蔬菜摄入量特别低，那么这些信息可能会被证明是最有益的。
The objective of this study was to determine baseline fruit and vegetable consumption (total and specific) among rural African Americans participating in a 5 A Day intervention study and factors associated with this dietary intake. A telephone survey was administered to 3,737 adult members of 50 black churches from 10 rural counties in North Carolina. The survey measured demographic characteristics, knowledge and beliefs regarding cancer and nutrition, and food-frequency darn related specifically to fruit and vegetable consumption. Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and income, education, age, gender, marital status, the presence of children within the household, and awareness of the 5 A Day program were explored using descriptive and regression analyses. Food-frequency data showed a mean intake of 3.7 +/- 2.4 daily servings of fruits and vegetables within this population of rural African Americans. Twenty-three percent of the participants reported eating five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Significant associations were found between fruit and vegetable intake and both age and gender (p < 0.001), with older females consuming the most and younger males consuming the least fruits and vegetables. Findings from this rural African American population parallel national studies showing that US intake of fruits and vegetables falls short of the 5 A Day guidelines. Female gender and advancing age were positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Study results reinforce the need to promote the 5 A Day message. Such messages may prove most beneficial if targeted toward younger adult males, whose fruit and vegetable intakes are especially low.