Sharon Friel|John Newell|Cecily Kelleher
Who eats four or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day? Multivariate classification tree analysis of data from the 1998 Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in the Republic of Ireland
National University of Ireland|Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway|University College Dublin
identify using novel application multivariate classification trees socioeconomic sociodemographic healthrelated lifestyle behaviour profile adults comply recommended 4 servings per day fruit vegetablescrosssectional 1998 survey lifestyle attitudes nutritioncommunitydwelling adults aged 18 years republic ireland electoral registersix thousand five hundred thirtynine response rate 62 adults responded selfadministered postal questionnaire including semiquantitative foodfrequency questionnairethe important determining factor compliance fruit vegetable dietary recommendations gender complex constellation sociodemographic socioeconomic factors emerged males whereas important predictors 4 servings fruit vegetable consumption among females strongly socioeconomic nature separate algorithm run investigate importance healthrelated lifestyle dietary factors compliance fruit vegetable recommendations following initial split compliance dairy recommendations combination nondietary behaviours showed consistent pattern healthier options likely lead compliance fruit vegetable recommendations however appear compensatory element variables particularly around smoking suggesting nonexistence exclusive lifestyle health riskmaterial structural influences matter much females respect compliance fruit vegetable recommendations males factors important appear mediated socially contextualtype factors recognition role factors plays influencing dietary habits men women implications manner dietary strategies policies developed implemented