title: Comparison of dietary patterns between population samples in the three French MONICA nutritional surveys.
abstract: A nutritional survey was carried out from 1985 to 1987 in three French areas covered by the ischaemic heart disease registers: Bas-Rhin (BR), Haute-Garonne (HG) and the Urban Community of Lille (UCL). 1,128 men aged 45-64 were included in a survey, using the 3-day record method. The results, after adjustment for age, socio-economic status, residence and prescribed diet, showed differences, sometimes significant, between the three samples. Fat represented 37% of the total energy intake in BR, 36% in UCL, and 34% in HG. The P:S ratio ranged from 0.50 in HG, to 0.47 in BR, and 0.40 in UCL. These differences were due to a higher intake of vegetable fat and a lower intake of animal fat in HG. In spite of a very important alcohol intake, with no big differences between the centres (33 to 36 g/day), we noticed that HG drank mainly wine, whereas BR and UCL drank wine and beer in about the same proportions.
authors.affiliation: Projet MONICA Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nuttens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ruidavets
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cambou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arveiler
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lecerf
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Schlienger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Douste-Blazy
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004041:Dietary Fats; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012494:Sampling Studies
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats