| Autor: |
Medina-Vadora MM; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain., Plaza-Diaz J; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, 18014 Granada, Spain.; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada., Llorente-Cantarero FJ; Department of Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, Maimónides Institute of Biomedicine Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.; CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain., Severi C; Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay (UdelaR), Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.; Uruguayan Society of Collective Health (SUSAC), Montevideo 11800, Uruguay., Lecot C; Department of Occupational Health, National Administration of Power Plants and Electric Transmissions (UTE), Montevideo 11800, Uruguay., Ruiz-López MD; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.; Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology 'José Mataix', University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.; Iberoamerican Nutrition Foundation (FINUT), 18016 Armilla, Spain., Gil Á; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.; CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain.; Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology 'José Mataix', University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.; Iberoamerican Nutrition Foundation (FINUT), 18016 Armilla, Spain. |
| Abstrakt: |
Recent studies have shown that certain nutrients, specific food groups, or general dietary patterns (DPs) can promote health and prevent noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCCDs). Both developed and developing countries experience a high prevalence of NCCDs due to poor lifestyle habits, DPs, and low physical activity levels. This study aims to examine the dietary, physical activity, sociodemographic, and lifestyle patterns of Uruguayan State Electrical Company workers (the IN-UTE study). A total of 2194 workers participated in the study, providing information about their sociodemographics, lifestyles, and dietary habits through different questionnaires. To identify DPs from 16 food groups, principal component analysis (PCA) was performed. A hierarchical cluster algorithm was used to combine food groups and sociodemographic/lifestyle variables. Four DPs were extracted from the data; the first DP was related to the intake of energy-dense foods, the second DP to the characteristics of the job, the third DP to a Mediterranean-style diet, and the fourth DP to age and body mass index. In addition, cluster analysis involving a larger number of lifestyle variables produced similar results to the PCA. Lifestyle and sociodemographic factors, including night work, working outside, and moderate and intense PA, were significantly correlated with the dietary clusters, suggesting that working conditions, socioeconomic status, and PA may play an important role in determining DPs to some extent. Accordingly, these findings should be used to design lifestyle interventions to reverse the appearance of unhealthy DPs in the UTE population. |
