Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Sağlıklı Beslenme Skorlarının Farklı Diyet Kalite İndeksleri ile Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the diet quality of the students from the faculty of sport sciences and to correlate healthy nutrition scores with anthropometric measurements. Material and Methods: The study was carried out on 276 students. They were asked to fill out a survey and a Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) questionnaire to define their sociodemographic characteristics and their food consumption was recorded through a 24-hour dietary recall method. Healthy Eating Index (HEI), Diet Inflammatory Index (DII), and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet scores were calculated. Also, some anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, waist circumference etc.) were taken, and their body compositions were evaluated by bioimpedance analysis. The data were evaluated in SPSS 22.0 program and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: Based on the body mass index, 73.8% of the males and 72.4% of the females were defined as normal weight. Considering the KIDMED and HEI scores, it was found that the majority of students had a moderate or poor diet quality and that a significant relationship was only present between the KIDMED score and the upper-middle arm circumference (r=-0.142, p<0.01) and lean body mass (r=0.160, p<0.01). Conclusion: As a result, although it was determined that most of the students participating in the study diet quality was low, no relationship was found between healthy nutrition scores and anthropometric measurements other than upper middle arm circumference and lean body mass. Studies with larger sample numbers are needed to determine this relationship.