A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults

The diet quality of rural Australians is under researched. Characterising disparities in diet quality between rural and urban populations may inform targeted interventions in at- risk groups. A cross-sectional study aimed to determine the relationship between diet quality, rurality and sociodemograp...

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Autores principales:	Rebekah Pullen, Katherine Kent, Matthew J. Sharman, Tracy L. Schumacher, Leanne J. Brown
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Australian dietary guidelines Australian recommended food score diet quality diet variety rural Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae23b4fb7af04b4791feba1ee6cb1adb2021-11-25T18:36:59ZA Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults10.3390/nu131141302072-6643https://doaj.org/article/ae23b4fb7af04b4791feba1ee6cb1adb2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4130https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643The diet quality of rural Australians is under researched. Characterising disparities in diet quality between rural and urban populations may inform targeted interventions in at- risk groups. A cross-sectional study aimed to determine the relationship between diet quality, rurality and sociodemographic characteristics in a sample of Australian adults. Participants were recruited at rural and regional events between 2017 and 2020, in New South Wales, Australia. Diet quality was measured using the Healthy Eating Quiz or Australian Eating Survey to generate an Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS). ARFS was compared by rurality and sociodemographic characteristics using multivariate regression. Participants (<i>n</i> = 247; 53% female) had a mean ± SD ARFS of 34.5 ± 9.0. There was no significant effect of rurality on ARFS (β-coefficient = −0.4; 95%CI −3.0, 2.3). Compared to participants aged 18–30 years, higher ARFS was evident for those aged 31–50 (β = 5.4; 95%CI 0.3, 10.4), 51–70 (β = 4.4; 95%CI 0.3, 8.5) and >71 years (β = 6.5; 95% CI 1.6–11.4). Compared to those living alone, participants living with a partner (β = 5.2; 95%CI 2.0, 8.4) and families with children (β = 5.6; 95%CI 1.4, 9.8) had significantly higher ARFS. ARFS was significantly lower with each additional self-reported chronic health condition (β = −1.4; 95%CI −2.3, −0.4). Our results indicate that diet quality as defined by the ARFS was classified as ‘getting there’ and that age, living arrangements and chronic health conditions, but not rurality, influenced diet quality in a sample of Australian adults.Rebekah PullenKatherine KentMatthew J. SharmanTracy L. SchumacherLeanne J. BrownMDPI AGarticleAustralian dietary guidelinesAustralian recommended food scorediet qualitydiet varietyruralNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 4130, p 4130 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Australian dietary guidelines Australian recommended food score diet quality diet variety rural Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Rebekah Pullen Katherine Kent Matthew J. Sharman Tracy L. Schumacher Leanne J. Brown A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults
description	The diet quality of rural Australians is under researched. Characterising disparities in diet quality between rural and urban populations may inform targeted interventions in at- risk groups. A cross-sectional study aimed to determine the relationship between diet quality, rurality and sociodemographic characteristics in a sample of Australian adults. Participants were recruited at rural and regional events between 2017 and 2020, in New South Wales, Australia. Diet quality was measured using the Healthy Eating Quiz or Australian Eating Survey to generate an Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS). ARFS was compared by rurality and sociodemographic characteristics using multivariate regression. Participants (<i>n</i> = 247; 53% female) had a mean ± SD ARFS of 34.5 ± 9.0. There was no significant effect of rurality on ARFS (β-coefficient = −0.4; 95%CI −3.0, 2.3). Compared to participants aged 18–30 years, higher ARFS was evident for those aged 31–50 (β = 5.4; 95%CI 0.3, 10.4), 51–70 (β = 4.4; 95%CI 0.3, 8.5) and >71 years (β = 6.5; 95% CI 1.6–11.4). Compared to those living alone, participants living with a partner (β = 5.2; 95%CI 2.0, 8.4) and families with children (β = 5.6; 95%CI 1.4, 9.8) had significantly higher ARFS. ARFS was significantly lower with each additional self-reported chronic health condition (β = −1.4; 95%CI −2.3, −0.4). Our results indicate that diet quality as defined by the ARFS was classified as ‘getting there’ and that age, living arrangements and chronic health conditions, but not rurality, influenced diet quality in a sample of Australian adults.
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title_short	A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults
title_full	A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults
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A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults

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