Darbo tikslas: Įvertinti Kaišiadorių rajono gyventojų mitybą ir jos ryšį su arterine hipertenzija. Uždaviniai: Nustatyti Kaišiadorių rajono 25-64 m. gyventojų paros maisto davinio sudėtį. Įvertinti Kaišiadorių rajono 25-64 m. gyventojų mitybą ir jos sąsajas su socialiniais veiksniais. Nustatyti Kaišiadorių gyventojų mitybos įpročių pokyčius nuo1999 m. iki 2007 m. Įvertinti arterinės hipertenzijos paplitimą tarp Kaišiadorių gyventojų bei jos kontrolės būklę 1999 m. ir 2007 m. Įvertinti gyventojų mitybos ryšį su arterine hipertenzija. Tyrimo metodika. Naudojant 24 val. mitybos apklausos metodą, 1999 m. buvo apklausti 326 atsitiktinai atrinkti 25-64 m. Kaišiadorių rajono gyventojai. Suskaičiuota paros maisto davinio energinė vertė ir maisto medžiagų kiekiai. 1999 m. ir 2007 m. (n=257) buvo atlikta dažnuminė mitybos apklausa. Sveikatos patikrinimų metu matuotas arterinis kraujospūdis. Statistinė duomenų analizė atlikta naudojant SPSS programos 12 versiją. Skirtumai tarp skirstinių vertinti, taikant Mann-Whitney ir Kruskal-Wallis testus. Vertinant hipertenzijos paplitimo skirtumus tarp grupių, taikytas Z ir χ2 kriterijus. Statistiškai reikšmingu laikytinas rezultatas, kai paklaidos tikimybė p<0,05. Rezultatai. Kaišiadorių rajono 25-64 m. gyventojai vartojo pakankamai baltymų, bet per daug riebalų ir per mažai angliavandenių. Vyrų ir moterų maisto davinyje buvo per didelis cholesterolio ir natrio kiekis bei nepakankamas maistinių skaidulų ir kalcio kiekis. Vyrai su maistu gavo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study: to evaluate nutrition habits of Kaišiadoris region population and to examine the association between diet and hypertension. Objectives: to examine daily energy and nutrient intake of population aged 25-64 in Kaišiadoris region in relation to social factors; to evaluate changes in nutrition habits between 1999 and 2007; to assess the prevalence of hypertension and control status; to examine the association between diet and hypertension. Methods: 24 hour dietary recall and food frequency questionnaire were used to examine nutrition of randomly selected people in Kaišiadoris region: 326 persons aged 25-64 years were examined in 1999 and 257 - in 2007. The daily energy and nutrient intake was calculated. Blood pressure was measured in both surveys. Statistical analyses were performed using statistical software package “SPSS 12”. The differences in the distributions of energy and nutrients between various groups were assessed by Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The differences in prevalence of hypertension were assessed by Z test and χ2 criterion. The difference was considered to be statistically significant when p<0.05. Results. The average total fat intake of population of Kaišiadoris region was above recommendations for healthy nutrition and the average intake of carbohydrates was insufficient. The intake of protein was sufficient. The diet of men and women contained too much cholesterol and sodium and lacked fibers and calcium. Daily energy and nutrient... [to full text]

abstract: Background: Healthy eating plays critical roles in the prevention of many chronic diseases, but there are many barriers in life that prevent people from adopting and maintaining healthy diets. Thus, identifications of barriers that people perceive they have in trying to eat healthy can guide the strategies for dietary behavior change interventions by taking account of the barriers. Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify and quantify the perceived barriers to healthy eating (PBHE), to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic factors and PBHE, and to explore the associations between PBHE and dietary intake among parents of elementary-school aged children living in South Phoenix, AZ. Methods: Socioeconomic factors and PBHEs were obtained via survey and diet was assessed by two interviewer-assisted 24 h diet recalls. The associations between employment and PBHEs, education and PBHEs, and household monthly income and PBHEs were analyzed by Mann-Whitney Test, Kruskal Wallis Test, and Spearman’s correlation test, respectively. The relationship between PBHEs and dietary intake were analyzed by Spearman’s correlation test. Linear regression was used to assess the associations between total PBHE, and dietary intake (including added sugar, fruit and vegetable), adjusted by covariates (including socioeconomic status, birth country, age and gender). Results: Of 149 participants who completed the survey (mean age = 38.47±7.08 y), 136 completed the 24 h diet recalls. The mean reported total, social support, emotions and daily mechanics PBHE scores were 2.63±0.91, 2.52±1.16, 2.71±1.06, and 2.58±0.95, respectively, out of a 5-point scale. Daily fruit, vegetable, sugar-sweetened beverage, sweetened foods, and added sugar intake were reported as 1.66±1.56 servings, 2.45±1.43 servings, 1.19±1.30 servings, 2.02±2.12 servings and 49.93±31.17 g, respectively. Employment status was significantly associated with total PBHE (Z = -2.28, p=0.023), and support PBHE (Z = -2.623, p=0.009). Education was significantly related to total PBHE (χ2 = -7.987, p=0.046), and daily mechanics PBHE (χ2= 11.735, p=0.008). Household monthly income levels were significantly correlated to daily mechanics PBHE (r = -0.265, p=0.005). Added sugar was positively correlated with total PBHE (r=0.202, p=0.020), emotions PBHE (r=0.239, p=0.006), and daily mechanics PBHE (r=0.179, p=0.040). Sugar sweetened beverage intake was significantly related to emotions PBHE (r=0.183, p=0.035). When adjusting for socioeconomic factors in the regression analysis, there was no significant association between PBHE and diet intake. Conclusion: Overall, results suggest PBHEs listed in this study are mainly associated with socioeconomic factors, but they are not related to diet intake. Future studies will focus on the precise role of overcoming some identified barriers in improving healthy eating behaviors, and the causality between barriers and healthy eating. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Nutrition 2018