Journal article
Differences in Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality Between Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men in the United States
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS, v 135(3), pp 334-342
May 2020
PMID: 32250708
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Abstract
Objectives Non-Hispanic black (NHB) men have higher rates of chronic disease than men in other racial/ethnic groups. Poor diet quality is one risk factor for chronic disease, but research on the diet quality and nutrient intake of NHB men is sparse. The objective of this study was to describe and compare the diet quality and nutrient intake of NHB and non-Hispanic white (NHW) men in the United States. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data on 5050 men (31.3% NHB, 68.7% NHW) who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) during 2007-2012. To assess diet quality, we calculated Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2010 scores from each participant's 24-hour recall data. We used logistic regression models to determine if NHB men had lower odds of meeting dietary recommendations for nutrient intake than NHW men. We used linear regression models to identify significant differences in HEI-2010 scores between NHB and NHW men. Results After adjusting for sociodemographic measures, NHB and NHW men had similar diet quality (P = .59). Compared with NHW men, NHB men had lower odds of meeting recommendations for dietary fiber and cholesterol intake and higher odds of meeting recommendations for saturated fat and sodium intake. Conclusion Differences between NHB and NHW men in the intake of certain nutrients may be related to chronic disease disparities. Future research should consider racial/ethnic differences in dietary intake among men and the impact these differences have on men's health.
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- Title
- Differences in Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality Between Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men in the United States
- Publication Details
- PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS, v 135(3), pp 334-342
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC; THOUSAND OAKS
- Number of pages
- 0
- Grant note
- The authors declared the following financial support with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this article was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R25CA057699); the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of NIH (T32HL007034); and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities of NIH (P60MD000214). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIH.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000524425200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083185056
- Other Identifier
- 991021860684104721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health