Abstract
The scope of this study was to conduct a critical analysis of the application of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index - Revised (BHEI-R), to explain the ease and difficulties in its calculation, to suggest adaptations and to compare its distribution. This was done in accordance with sociodemographic variables among the 15,105 public servants participating in the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health from 2008 to 2010. Food consumption was assessed based on a Food Frequency Questionnaire and BHEI-R was estimated in four ways: original; weighted for frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables; modified considering legumes separated from other vegetables, and adapted covering the two previous changes. The results indicated that irrespective of the adaptation performed, women, individuals over 65 years of age and individuals with lower schooling had higher mean scores indicating a better quality diet. It is believed that the proposed adaptations may be useful for future studies that apply BHEI-R.
Highlights
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar criticamente a aplicação do Índice de Qualidade da Dieta – Revisado (IQD-R), explicitar facilidades e dificuldades em seu cálculo, sugerir adaptações e comparar sua distribuição segundo variáveis sociodemográficas entre os 15.105 servidores públicos participantes do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto, no período de 2008 a 2010
The scope of this study was to conduct a critical analysis of the application of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index – Revised (BHEI-R), to explain the ease and difficulties in its calculation, to suggest adaptations and to compare its distribution
This was done in accordance with sociodemographic variables among the 15,105 public servants participating in the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health from 2008 to 2010
Summary
Trata-se de uma análise transversal dos dados provenientes da linha de base do ELSA-Brasil, estudo de coorte multicêntrico com objetivo de investigar a incidência e os fatores de risco para doenças crônicas, em especial doenças cardiovasculares e o diabetes. A coleta de dados referentes à linha de base ocorreu no período de 2008 a 2010 com a participação de 15.105 adultos entre 35 e 74 anos de idade, servidores dos níveis de apoio, técnico e superior, de seis instituições públicas de pesquisa e ensino superior das regiões de 6 cidades do país. O protocolo de pesquisa do ELSA-Brasil foi aprovado pelos comitês de ética de cada instituição e também pela Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa – CONEP (carta no 976). Maiores detalhes da amostra e coleta de dados foram previamente publicados[14]
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