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Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Nutrition | Research

The influential role of parents’ socioeconomic status and diet quality on their children’s dietary behavior: results from the LIPOKAP study among the Iranian population

Authors: Elham Karimi, Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Noushin Mohammadifard, Farid Najafi, Hossein Farshidi, Tooba Kazemi, Kamal Solati, Farnaz Shahdadian, Arman Arab, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Marjan Mansourian

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Purpose

There is a paucity of evidence regarding the influential factors on Iranian children’s diet quality. To assess this issue, we explore the relationship between parental diet quality, socioeconomic status (SES), and nutritional knowledge with their children’s diet quality using a cross-sectional sample of the Iranian population.

Methods

In this study, paired parents along with one of their children (aged 6–18 years old) who lived with them were included. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and diet quality was determined using an Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI). Nutritional knowledge and SES were also explored using validated questionnaires. Multiple linear regression analysis was used and beta (β) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were reported.

Results

After controlling for potential confounders, the parents’ AHEI was significantly associated with their children’s diet quality (β = 12.34, 95% CI: 10.75, 13.93; P < 0.001). The nutritional knowledge of parents was significantly associated with children’s AHEI after controlling for potential confounders (β = 1.63, 95% CI: 0.14, 3.11; P = 0.032). Moreover, the parents’ SES was inversely associated with the AHEI of children (β=-3.76, 95% CI: -5.40, -2.11; P < 0.001); however, further adjustment for confounders attenuated this relationship (Model 3: β = 0.87, 95% CI: -0.76, 2.34; P = 0.269).

Conclusions

We found that the children’s diet quality could be influenced by their parents’ SES, nutritional knowledge, and diet quality. Our findings suggest that improving the nutritional knowledge of parents not only may improve the healthy eating pattern of parents but also could influence their children’s diet quality.
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Metadata
Title
The influential role of parents’ socioeconomic status and diet quality on their children’s dietary behavior: results from the LIPOKAP study among the Iranian population
Authors
Elham Karimi
Fahimeh Haghighatdoost
Noushin Mohammadifard
Farid Najafi
Hossein Farshidi
Tooba Kazemi
Kamal Solati
Farnaz Shahdadian
Arman Arab
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Marjan Mansourian
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Nutrition
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04000-6

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