Lifestyle Factors Influencing Dietary Patterns of University Professors
| Autor: | Carmen Enrique-Mirón, Carlos De Teresa Galván, María López-Olivares, Elisabet Fernández-Gómez, Teresa Nestares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Mediterranean diet
sociodemographic factors Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject western pattern Western pattern Healthy lifestyle Health Promotion Baked goods Diet Mediterranean Mediterranean pattern Bachelor Article university healthy lifestyle Western diet Animals Humans Life Style media_common University digestive oral and skin physiology Professors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health food and beverages Nutritional status Feeding Behavior Sociodemographic factors Anthropometry Faculty Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Lifestyle factors Geography Spain professors Medicine Observational study Demography |
| Zdroj: | Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9777, p 9777 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189777 |
| Popis: | The objectives of this study are to identify eating patterns of university professors and to assess the relationships among sociodemographic factors in relation to lifestyle and physical activity. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational, and observational study with a representative sample of 127 educators, which covers almost the total population of university professors belonging to one of the campuses of the University of Granada (Spain). Two eating patterns were identified a posteriori through explanatory factor analysis: a Western pattern characterised by the consumption of dairy products, eggs, meat, sausages, refined oils, and butter, sugar, processed baked goods, and sugar-containing beverages and alcoholic drinks, and a Mediterranean pattern based on olive oil, fish, fruits, nuts, vegetables, pulses, cereals, and honey, which explain the 20.102 and 17.411 of variance, respectively. Significant differences are observed between the two genders with respect to anthropometric characteristics (weight and size, p < 0.001 in both cases) and to nutritional status (p = 0.011). Origin (p = 0.022) and level of physical activity (p = 0.010) were significantly related to adherence to a Western diet pattern. In the case of the Mediterranean diet pattern, significant differences are observed according to the professors’ type of bachelor’s degree (p = 0.37). This study provides evidence on factors having an impact on adherence to eating patterns of professors of the University of Granada, and it suggests that programmes addressed to such groups should be developed to promote health. |
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