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dc.contributor.author | Mudau, Rodney![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Voyi, Kuku![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Shirinde, Joyce![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-06T11:09:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-10 | |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : We did not receive ethics approval to share raw field data publicly. The data belong to the University of Pretoria (UP). The raw data analysed in the current study are available from UP on reasonable request. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND : Early childhood dietary patterns have been identified as potential factors that can influence the development of asthma in children. The objective of the study was to determine the association between dietary patterns, identified through principal component analysis (PCA), and asthma in pre-schoolers. METHODS : This unmatched case–control study used data from 3145 pre-schoolers participating in the parent population-based observational study conducted in a District Municipality, Province. The study consisted of 189 pre-schoolers (63 with asthma, 126 controls) between 1 and 8 years. We identified primary dietary patterns by conducting a PCA on reported food consumption data from the Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ). Multivariate logistic regression models determined the relationship between food patterns and asthma. RESULTS : The results of our study identified four primary dietary patterns that defined the dietary preferences of the pre-schoolers: Meat general and dressings pattern, Healthy dietary pattern, Sugary and/or sweetened drinks pattern, and Mixed dietary pattern. The consumption of sugary and sweetened drinks (adjusted OR 7.0, 95% CI: 2.3-21.1-1; p = 0.00) as well as a Mixed dietary pattern (adjusted OR 4.0, 95% CI: 1.4–11.1; p = 0.03) were positively associated with a higher probability of developing asthma. A Healthy dietary pattern (adjusted OR 0.02, 95% CI: 0.00–0.09; p = 0.00) was negatively associated with an increased likelihood of presenting with asthma. CONCLUSIONS : In the current study, a Healthy dietary pattern was negatively associated with an increased likelihood of presenting with asthma. Diet modification may be a potential intervention to impact the increasing prevalence of this disease. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Human Nutrition | en_US |
dc.description.department | School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) | en_US |
dc.description.embargo | 2025-07-27 | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-02:Zero Hunger | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | the South African Medical Research Council's Division of Research Capacity Development, specifically through the Bongani Mayosi National Health Scholars Programme. The funding for this program was obtained through the Public Health Enhancement Fund, which is administered by the South African National Department of Health. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.clinicalnutritionespen.com | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mudau, R., Voyi, K. & Shirinde, J. 2024, 'Dietary patterns and risk of developing asthma among pre-schoolers', Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, vol. 63, pp. 551-556, doi : 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.010. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2405-4577 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97451 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, vol. , no. , pp. , 2024. doi : [12 months embargo] | en_US |
dc.subject | Early childhood | en_US |
dc.subject | Dietary patterns | en_US |
dc.subject | Asthma | en_US |
dc.subject | Food patterns | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthy patterns | en_US |
dc.subject | Pre-schoolers | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-02: Zero hunger | en_US |
dc.subject | Principal component analysis (PCA) | en_US |
dc.title | Dietary patterns and risk of developing asthma among pre-schoolers | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |