title: [Dietary patterns of children and socioeconomical, behavioral and maternal determinants].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify dietary patterns of children and to verify their association with socio-economical, behavioral and maternal determinants.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 328 children aged 8 and 9 years. Dietary intake was assessed by food records in three nonconsecutive days and measured in grams of food groups and nutrients. Factor analysis and subsequent orthogonal rotation (varimax) were used to determine dietary patterns. Ordinal logistic regression was used to assess associations between dietary patterns and the studied determinants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five dietary patterns were observed: "Traditional", "Sweetened beverages and snacks", "Monotonous", "Healthy" and "Ovo-lacto". A higher maternal level of education was directly associated with "Sweetened beverages and snacks" and "Ovo-lacto" standards. Low income children who were submitted to greater food restriction by parents/guardians followed the more "Traditional" standard, represented by the consumption of rice, beans, vegetables, cooked roots and tubers, and red meat. The "Monotonous" pattern, represented by a high consumption of milk and chocolate milk, was most followed by children from the middle class. Children living in rural areas consumed more foods from the "Ovo-lacto" pattern, when compared to those from the urban area.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dietary patterns of children were associated with family socioeconomic status, maternal level of education, practice of food restriction by parents/guardians and location of residence in urban or rural area. Better socioeconomic conditions contributed to a more nutritionally inadequate dietary pattern.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil. Electronic address: juliakhede@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Julia Khéde Dourado
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Angélica Ribeiro E
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thanise Sabrina Souza
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Andréia Queiroz
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Milene Cristine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pessoa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciana Ferreira da Rocha
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Sant'Ana
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Children; Comportamento alimentar; Condições socioeconômicas; Crianças; Dietary behavior; Dietary patterns; Padrões alimentares; Socioeconomic conditions