Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of indicators of healthy food consumption among older adults with diabetes and/or hypertension and whether or not they occur more frequently than in healthy older adults.
Methods
Cross-sectional study with 1656 older adults who participated in the first wave of a longitudinal, population-based study held in Florianopolis, Southern Brazil, EpiFloripa Idoso 2009/2010, using the self-reported diagnosis of diabetes and/or hypertension as exposure variable and indicators of healthy food consumption as outcomes.
Results
Only 22.7% (95% CI: 20.1–25.3) of females and 29.6% (95% CI:25.8–33.4) of males eat fruit ≥ 3 times/day and vegetables ≥ 2 times/day. More than one third of the sample had frequent consumption (> 2 times/week) of fats from meat/chicken, fried foods and whole milk.
Conclusion
We found that the indicators of healthy food consumption do not differ among older adults with and without diabetes and/or hypertension, indicating no adopting of the secondary prevention measures in the treatment of these diseases.
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30 January 2018
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We thank the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for financial support of this research.
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This article originates from the EpiFloripa Idoso Study 2009–2010-Florianópolis Older Adults Health Survey. The EpiFloripa Idoso Study was funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), process no. 569834/2008-2.
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Cembranel, F., de Oliveira Bernardo, C., Ozcariz, S.G.I. et al. Indicators of healthy food consumption among older adults with diabetes and/or hypertension are similar to healthy older adults: results from a population based study in Southern Brazil. J Public Health 26, 331–338 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0864-6
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