Food choice and caries experience in Dutch teenagers as a function of the level of education of their parents
1990
Vries, H.C.B. de | Lucker, T.P.C. | Cremers, S.B.L. | Katan, M.B.
The relation of the level of education attained by the father and mother with caries prevalence and food intake in the child was investigated in 284 fourteen-year-old Dutch schoolchildren. Foods were classified into three categories: 'health food', 'supplementary food' and 'luxury food'. Food intake was assessed by a 24-h recall with special emphasis on the sugar-containing foods. In multiple regression analysis a significant positive correlation was found of the education of the father with the percentage of the child's energy intake provided by 'healthy foods' (r partial = 0.18, n = 284, P = 0.001). Significant negative partial correlations were also found of the education of the father (r = -0.23) and the mother (r = -0.29) with the number of decayed, missing and filled tooth surfaces in the teenagers. These results indicate an increased risk of 'unhealthy' food habits in children of less-educated parents.
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