0126/2025 - ESCOLARIDADE, RENDA, SEXO E ESTADO NUTRICIONAL IMPACTAM O CONSUMO ALIMENTAR DE PESSOAS ADULTAS E IDOSAS: UM ESTUDO LONGITUDINAL EDUCATION, INCOME, GENDER AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IMPACT ADULTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE FOOD CONSUMPTION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
O objetivo foi identificar se variáveis socioeconômicas e antropométricas impactam em modificações no consumo de alimentos de pessoas adultas e idosas de um município do Centro-Oeste brasileiro, durante um intervalo de 13 anos. Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal (n=695). Para avaliar o consumo alimentar, foi aplicado questionário de frequência alimentar, e os dados foram convertidos em escores de consumo diário, agrupados de acordo com a classificação NOVA. Foram calculados os ? de consumo pela diferença entre os momentos M1(final) e M0(inicial). A frequência de consumo foi classificada em ‘redução’ e ‘aumento’ ao longo do tempo. Foram analisadas as variáveis sexo, escolaridade, renda, índice de massa corporal (IMC) e circunferência da cintura (CC). Houve modificações significativas na frequência do consumo dos grupos NOVA, com redução de processados e ultraprocessados (AUP) e aumento de ingredientes culinários, sendo impactados pela escolaridade, renda, sexo, IMC e CC. Conclui-se, portanto, que as variáveis socioeconômicas e antropométricas impactam o consumo alimentar, segundo os grupos NOVA. Assim, políticas públicas de atenção básica à saúde são extremamente importantes para promoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis.
Palavras-chave:
ingestão de alimentos; comportamento alimentar; alimentos industrializados; fatores socioeconômicos.
Abstract:
The study aims to identify the socioeconomic and anthropometric variables that impact food consumption among adults and the elderly in a small Brazilian city over 13 years. This is a longitudinal study (n=695). To assess food consumption, a food frequency questionnaire was applied, and the data were converted into daily consumption scores, and grouped according to NOVA classification. The changes in consumption (Δ) were calculated based on the difference between the moments M1(final) and M0 (initial). The frequency of consumption was classified as 'reduction' and 'increase' using the Wilcoxon test. To compare the Δ between sociodemographic and anthropometric variables, the Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis test was used. Significant changes in consumption were observed in the NOVA groups, with a reduction in processed and ultra-processed foods (AUP) and an increase in culinary ingredients, influenced by education, income, gender, BMI, and waist circumference. Therefore, it can be concluded that socioeconomic and anthropometric variables impacted food consumption according to the NOVA groups. Thus, public policies in primary health care are essential for promoting healthier eating behaviors.
EDUCATION, INCOME, GENDER AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IMPACT ADULTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE FOOD CONSUMPTION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Resumo (abstract):
The study aims to identify the socioeconomic and anthropometric variables that impact food consumption among adults and the elderly in a small Brazilian city over 13 years. This is a longitudinal study (n=695). To assess food consumption, a food frequency questionnaire was applied, and the data were converted into daily consumption scores, and grouped according to NOVA classification. The changes in consumption (Δ) were calculated based on the difference between the moments M1(final) and M0 (initial). The frequency of consumption was classified as 'reduction' and 'increase' using the Wilcoxon test. To compare the Δ between sociodemographic and anthropometric variables, the Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis test was used. Significant changes in consumption were observed in the NOVA groups, with a reduction in processed and ultra-processed foods (AUP) and an increase in culinary ingredients, influenced by education, income, gender, BMI, and waist circumference. Therefore, it can be concluded that socioeconomic and anthropometric variables impacted food consumption according to the NOVA groups. Thus, public policies in primary health care are essential for promoting healthier eating behaviors.
Jardim, CSCV, Sousa, ALL, Barroso, WS, Carneiro, PS, Schincaglia, RM, Jardim, TSV, Souza, LB, Jardim, PCBV. ESCOLARIDADE, RENDA, SEXO E ESTADO NUTRICIONAL IMPACTAM O CONSUMO ALIMENTAR DE PESSOAS ADULTAS E IDOSAS: UM ESTUDO LONGITUDINAL. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/mai). [Citado em 14/08/2026].
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