摘要 : Objective: To evaluate the association of sociodemographic factors and parental food consumption with children's food intake. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: A population-based study with a representative sample in a me... 展开 Objective: To evaluate the association of sociodemographic factors and parental food consumption with children's food intake. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: A population-based study with a representative sample in a metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parents' socio-economic variables, age and education level and children's age were obtained by face-to-face interviews. The parental food intake was assessed using an FFQ and the children's food intake was assessed using two 24 h recalls. Subjects: Children (n 366) aged 6-30 months and their parents. Results: The hierarchical regression analysis indicated that parents' age was positively associated with the intake of vegetables among children ( beta =0.73, 95% CI 0.11, 1.34), while parents' educational level was positively associated with the intake of fats ( beta =3.52, 95% CI 0.04, 7.01) and negatively associated with the intake of beans ( beta =-13.98, 95% CI -27.94, -0.03). The age of the children was positively associated with the intakes of meats and eggs ( beta =2.88, 95% CI 1.55, 4.22), sugars ( beta =5.08, 95% CI 1.85, 8.30) and coffee ( beta =1.77, 95% CI 0.71, 2.84), and negatively associated with the intake of vegetables ( beta =-2.12, 95% CI -3.20, -1.05). The influence of parental food intake was observed for the food groups of breads, cereals and tubers ( beta =0.06, 95% CI 0.003, 0.12), beans ( beta =0.11, 95% CI -0.003, 0.22) and fruits ( beta =0.10, 95% CI 0.03, 0.16). Unfavourable socio-economic variables were associated with intakes of breads, cereals and tubers, vegetables, fruits, meats, sugars and coffee by children. Conclusions: Parental food intake is associated with children's intake of cereals, beans and fruits independent of socio-economic status. 收起