title: [Dietary patterns and its influencing factors among freshmen students in college].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the dietary pattern in college freshmen students and to analyze the influencing factors on their dietary patterns.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire survey on situation of dietary pattern and influencing factors was conducted among 1319 freshmen students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four major dietary patterns were noticed and they were: I, high consumption in hamburger, fried food, nuts, biscuit, chocolate, cola, coffee, sugars, II, high consumption in pork, mutton, beef, poultry meat, animal liver, III, high consumption in fresh fruits, eggs, fish and shrimps, kelp laver and sea fish, milk and dairy products, beans and bean products, IV, high consumption in rice and grain, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, pork. Risk factors on dietary pattern were presented as follows: (1) boys:having the food pattern I and II showed a strong positive association with the place where they live (OR = 1.67, 95%CI: 0.87 - 3.19; OR = 1.51, 95%CI: 0.79 - 2.88), eating place (OR = 1.63, 95%CI: 1.03 - 2.59;OR = 1.83, 95%CI: 1.04 - 3.23), level of mother's education (OR = 2.52, 95%CI: 1.07 - 5.95; OR = 3.38, 95%CI: 1.50 - 7.63), family income (OR = 2.24, 95%CI: 1.30 - 3.88; OR = 3.06, 95%CI: 1.77 - 5.29) and the status of passive smoking (OR = 1.80, 95%CI: 0.70 - 4.59; OR = 1.83, 95%CI: 0.75 - 4.45). Inverse correlations was found on the level of mother's education (OR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.17 - 1.79). The food pattern IV showed a strong positive association with place of eating (OR = 1.83, 95%CI: 1.04 - 3.23) but having an inverse correlation with the level of mother's education (OR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.17 - 1.79). (2) girls when compared with boys, the food pattern I showed minor association with the places of living and eating; while the food pattern II and III had minor association with the status of passive smoking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Socio-demographic factors and lifestyle had influenced on the dietary patterns among college freshmen students who should be guided to have a reasonable, balanced diet in the college.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
authors.forename: Su-fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hu-zhong
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan-fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Hai-lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chuan-lai
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities