Vinholes Daniele Botelho, Assunção Maria Cecília Formoso, Neutzling Marilda Borges
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2009 Apr;25(4):791-9. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000400010.
This study aimed to measure frequency of healthy eating habits and associated factors using the 10 Steps to Healthy Eating score proposed by the Ministry of Health in the adult population in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted on a cluster sample of 3,136 adult residents in Pelotas. The frequency of each step to healthy eating was collected with a pre-coded questionnaire. Data analysis consisted of descriptive analysis, followed by bivariate analysis using the chi-square test. Only 1.1% of the population followed all the recommended steps. The average number of steps was six. Step four, salt intake, showed the highest frequency, while step nine, physical activity, showed the lowest. Knowledge of the population's eating habits and their distribution according to demographic and socioeconomic variables is important to guide local and national strategies to promote healthy eating habits and thus improve quality of life.
本研究旨在使用巴西南里奥格兰德州佩洛塔斯市卫生部提出的“健康饮食十步法”，测量成年人群健康饮食习惯的频率及相关因素。对佩洛塔斯市3136名成年居民的整群样本进行了基于人群的横断面调查。通过预编码问卷收集健康饮食每一步骤的频率。数据分析包括描述性分析，随后使用卡方检验进行双变量分析。只有1.1%的人群遵循了所有推荐步骤。平均步骤数为六个。第四步，盐摄入量，出现频率最高，而第九步，身体活动，出现频率最低。了解人群的饮食习惯及其根据人口统计学和社会经济变量的分布情况，对于指导地方和国家促进健康饮食习惯从而提高生活质量的战略很重要。
