TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Dietary intake of carotenoids and fiber is inversely associated with aggression score in adolescent girls
JO  - Nutrition and health
A1  - Khayyatzadeh, Sayyed Saeid
A1  - Firouzi, Safieh
A1  - Askari, Maral
A1  - Mohammadi, Farzane
A1  - Nikbakht-Jam, Irandokht
A1  - Ghazimoradi, Maryam
A1  - Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad
A1  - Ferns, Gordon A.
A1  - Ghayour-Mobarhan, Majid
SP  - 260106019844689
EP  - 260106019844689
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Violence and aggression are considered to be important public health issues. There is limited data on the association between dietary intake and aggression score. <br><br>AIM: We aimed to examine the relationship between the dietary intake and aggressive behavior in Iranian adolescent girls. <br><br>METHODS: The study was carried out among 670 girls aged 12-18 years. A valid and reliable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) containing 147 food items was used to estimate dietary intake of the study participants. Aggression score was determined using a validated Persian version of the Buss-Perry questionnaire. We analyzed our data using crude and adjusted models. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants in the fourth quartile of aggression score had significantly higher energy intake compared with those in the first quartile (2808±949 vs 2629±819, p-trend = 0.01). Dietary intakes of soluble fiber (0.42±0.37 vs 0.35±0.29, p = 0.03) and insoluble fiber (2.17±1.65 vs 1.82±1.36, p = 0.02) were significantly higher in the first quartile than in the fourth quartile. In addition, the strongest negative correlations were found between aggression score and dietary soluble fiber ( p = 0.003) and insoluble fiber intake ( p = 0.001). Moreover, aggression score was negatively correlated with dietary α-carotene ( p = 0.02) and β-carotene ( p = 0.04) intake. These associations remained significant even after adjustment for potential confounders. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicated that dietary intakes of fiber, α-carotene, and β-carotene were inversely associated with aggression score. Moreover, a significant positive association was observed between energy intake and aggression score in adolescent girls.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0260-1060
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106019844689
ID  - ref1
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