Dietary Patterns Using the Food Guide Pyramid Groups Are Associated with Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors: The Multiethnic Cohort Study

摘要: Dietary patterns have been used to identify typical combinations of foods that may be associated with disease risks. We defined dietary among 195,298 participants the Multiethnic Cohort Study in Hawaii and Los Angeles 1993-1996. Intakes Food Guide Pyramid groups were calculated from a quantitative FFQ for subjects 5 ethnic (African Americans, Hawaiians, Japanese Latinos, whites). Three distinct patterns, "Fat Meat," "Vegetables," "Fruit Milk," identified by exploratory factor analysis varimax rotation validated confirmatory analysis. Similar loadings found each 10 ethnic-gender stratified analyses. The odds ratios (OR) being above median scores calculated. Age, gender, ethnicity had relatively strong associations whereas education showed only weak associations. BMI > or = 30 was strongly positively Fat Meat pattern (OR 2.14, 95% CI: 2.08-2.20, vs. < 25). Current smokers positive association 1.67, 1.62-1.72, nonsmokers) inverse Vegetables 0.66, 0.64-0.68) Fruit Milk 0.53, 0.52-0.55). Physical activity but not pattern. These findings support hypothesis are influenced interrelated sociocultural, demographic, other lifestyle factors useful investigations diet-disease relations.