UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Comparison of Dietary Quality Among Puerto Ricans Living in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico
UMMS Affiliation
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
Publication Date
2017-04-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Preventive Medicine
Abstract
Puerto Ricans are burdened by nutrition-related diseases, with greater disease prevalence among Puerto Ricans residing in the continental U.S. compared to those in Puerto Rico (PR). However, little is known about diet quality of these two groups. To compare diet quality of Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts (MA) and PR. Puerto Rican patients from health centers in MA (n = 42) and PR (n = 52) completed a food frequency questionnaire. Diet quality was assessed with the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI). Analysis included Mann-Whitney, Chi square and logistic and quantile regressions. 57.1 % of participants in MA and 19.6 % in PR had a poor diet. Adjusting for age and education, participants in MA were more likely to have a poor diet (OR 3.4; p = 0.02) and lower HEI scores than participants in PR. Diet quality among Puerto Ricans is poor, and is worse among mainland Puerto Ricans compared to islanders.
Keywords
Diet quality, Healthy Eating Index, Latino, Puerto Ricans
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s10903-016-0480-5
Source
J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Apr;19(2):494-498. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0480-5. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of immigrant and minority health
PubMed ID
27534857
Repository Citation
Lopez-Cepero A, Valencia A, Jimenez J, Lemon SC, Palacios C, Rosal MC. (2017). Comparison of Dietary Quality Among Puerto Ricans Living in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0480-5. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1317