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Multivariate Analysis of Dietary Patterns in 939 Swiss Adults: Sociodemographic Parameters and Alcohol Consumption Profiles
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. University of Geneva Switzerland
Reprint requests: Professor Olivier Jeanneret, Institut de Médecine Soctale et Préventive, 27 quai Charles-Page, 1205 Genève, Switzerland.
A dietary survey of 939 Swiss adults, randomly selected from the population of Geneva and its surrounding communities, was performed according to the history method. A factor analysis, using average weekly intakes for 33 food variables, reveals three principal components of the diet: satiating capacity, healthfulness and culinary complexity. These characteristics, together with the energy content of the diet, were analysed for differences according to sex, age, relative weight index, birthplace, marital status and occupation. All of these sociodemographic variables influence some dimension of dietary habits. Alcohol consumption is positively associated with satiating, protein rich diets, but energy intake from foods does not significatively differ between various groups of abstainers and drinkers. Although the energy contribution of alcoholic beverages is globally additive, we suggest that cultural and societal norms may modulate the relationship of alcohol and diet.
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