Mary Yannakoulia|Anastasia Lykou|Christina Maria Kastorini|Eirini Saranti Papasaranti|Athanassios Petralias|Afroditi Veloudaki|Athena Linos
Socio-economic and lifestyle parameters associated with diet quality of children and adolescents using classification and regression tree analysis: the DIATROFI study
Prolepsis Institute|Harokopio University of Athens|Prolepsis Institute|Prolepsis Institute|Prolepsis Institute|Prolepsis Institute|Athens University of Economics and Business|Prolepsis Institute|Prolepsis Institute|National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
explore factors affecting childrens adolescents diet quality framework food aid promotion healthy nutrition programme implemented areas low socioeconomic status greece current financial crisisfrom total 162 schools participating programme 20122013 gathered 15 897 questionnaires recording sociodemographic characteristics lifestyle parameters dietary habits children families measure socioeconomic status family affluence scale fas used whereas assessment diet quality kidmed score computed associations kidmed fas physical activity socioeconomic parameters examined using regression classificationregression tree analysis cartthe higher fas score greater percentage children adolescents reported consume daily basis fruits vegetables dairy products breakfast p0001 results cart showed children adolescents medium high fas groups higher kidmed score compared low fas group low fas group kidmed score expected increase 124 spend 025 hweek sports activities respective threshold medium high fas groups 175 hweek education mother father affected kidmed score significantly welldiet quality strongly influenced socioeconomic parameters children adolescents living economically disadvantaged areas greece lower family affluence associated worse diet quality