Renata Furlan Viebig

Consumo de frutas e hortaliças por idosos de baixa renda na cidade de São Paulo

OBJETIVO: Estimar os fatores socioeconomicos e sociodemograficos associados ao consumo diario de cinco porcoes de frutas e hortalicas por idosos residentes em areas de baixa renda, identificando as principais frutas e hortalicas que compoem a dieta desta populacao. METODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional com 2.066 idosos (>60 anos) de baixa renda residentes na cidade de Sao Paulo, SP, em 2003-2005. Para a avaliacao do consumo de frutas e hortalicas foi aplicado questionario de frequencia alimentar. As respostas foram transformadas em consumo diario e comparadas as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude (consumo de cinco ou mais porcoes diarias). A relacao entre consumo recomendado de frutas e hortalicas e variaveis socioeconomicas foi avaliada mediante modelos de regressao logistica. RESULTADOS: Dos participantes, 60,5% eram mulheres e 39,5% homens. Cerca de um terco dos idosos (n=723; 35,0%) nao consumia diariamente nenhum tipo de fruta ou hortalica e 19,8% relataram consumo diario de cinco ou mais porcoes de frutas e hortalicas. Este consumo esteve positivamente associado a renda e a escolaridade. CONCLUSOES: O consumo de frutas e hortalicas de idosos de baixa renda do municipio de Sao Paulo mostrou-se insuficiente em relacao as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude e esta associado a condicoes socioeconomicas desfavoraveis.OBJECTIVE To estimate the socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors associated with the daily intake of five servings of fruit and vegetables by elderly individuals living in low income areas, identifying the main fruits and vegetables which compose the diet of this population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional population-based study with 2,066 low income elderly individuals (> or =60 years) living in the city of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003-2005. To assess the fruit and vegetable intake a Food Frequency Questionnaire was administered. The answers were transformed into daily intake and compared with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (five or more servings per day). The relationship between recommended fruit and vegetable intake and socioeconomic variables was analyzed using logistic regression models. RESULTS Of the participants, 60.5% were women and 39.5% were men. Approximately one third of the elders (n=723; 35.0%) did not consume any kind of fruit or vegetable on a daily basis and 19.8% reported a daily intake of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables. This intake was positively associated with income and years of schooling. CONCLUSIONS The fruit and vegetable intake of low income elderly individuals in the city of São Paulo was insufficient according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and is associated with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions.

Fruit and vegetable intake among low income elderly in the city of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil.

OBJETIVO: Estimar os fatores socioeconomicos e sociodemograficos associados ao consumo diario de cinco porcoes de frutas e hortalicas por idosos residentes em areas de baixa renda, identificando as principais frutas e hortalicas que compoem a dieta desta populacao. METODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional com 2.066 idosos (>60 anos) de baixa renda residentes na cidade de Sao Paulo, SP, em 2003-2005. Para a avaliacao do consumo de frutas e hortalicas foi aplicado questionario de frequencia alimentar. As respostas foram transformadas em consumo diario e comparadas as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude (consumo de cinco ou mais porcoes diarias). A relacao entre consumo recomendado de frutas e hortalicas e variaveis socioeconomicas foi avaliada mediante modelos de regressao logistica. RESULTADOS: Dos participantes, 60,5% eram mulheres e 39,5% homens. Cerca de um terco dos idosos (n=723; 35,0%) nao consumia diariamente nenhum tipo de fruta ou hortalica e 19,8% relataram consumo diario de cinco ou mais porcoes de frutas e hortalicas. Este consumo esteve positivamente associado a renda e a escolaridade. CONCLUSOES: O consumo de frutas e hortalicas de idosos de baixa renda do municipio de Sao Paulo mostrou-se insuficiente em relacao as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude e esta associado a condicoes socioeconomicas desfavoraveis.OBJECTIVE To estimate the socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors associated with the daily intake of five servings of fruit and vegetables by elderly individuals living in low income areas, identifying the main fruits and vegetables which compose the diet of this population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional population-based study with 2,066 low income elderly individuals (> or =60 years) living in the city of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003-2005. To assess the fruit and vegetable intake a Food Frequency Questionnaire was administered. The answers were transformed into daily intake and compared with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (five or more servings per day). The relationship between recommended fruit and vegetable intake and socioeconomic variables was analyzed using logistic regression models. RESULTS Of the participants, 60.5% were women and 39.5% were men. Approximately one third of the elders (n=723; 35.0%) did not consume any kind of fruit or vegetable on a daily basis and 19.8% reported a daily intake of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables. This intake was positively associated with income and years of schooling. CONCLUSIONS The fruit and vegetable intake of low income elderly individuals in the city of São Paulo was insufficient according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and is associated with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions.

Consumo de frutas y hortalizas por ancianos de baja renta en la ciudad de São Paulo (Sureste de Brasil)

OBJETIVO: Estimar os fatores socioeconomicos e sociodemograficos associados ao consumo diario de cinco porcoes de frutas e hortalicas por idosos residentes em areas de baixa renda, identificando as principais frutas e hortalicas que compoem a dieta desta populacao. METODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional com 2.066 idosos (>60 anos) de baixa renda residentes na cidade de Sao Paulo, SP, em 2003-2005. Para a avaliacao do consumo de frutas e hortalicas foi aplicado questionario de frequencia alimentar. As respostas foram transformadas em consumo diario e comparadas as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude (consumo de cinco ou mais porcoes diarias). A relacao entre consumo recomendado de frutas e hortalicas e variaveis socioeconomicas foi avaliada mediante modelos de regressao logistica. RESULTADOS: Dos participantes, 60,5% eram mulheres e 39,5% homens. Cerca de um terco dos idosos (n=723; 35,0%) nao consumia diariamente nenhum tipo de fruta ou hortalica e 19,8% relataram consumo diario de cinco ou mais porcoes de frutas e hortalicas. Este consumo esteve positivamente associado a renda e a escolaridade. CONCLUSOES: O consumo de frutas e hortalicas de idosos de baixa renda do municipio de Sao Paulo mostrou-se insuficiente em relacao as recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial da Saude e esta associado a condicoes socioeconomicas desfavoraveis.OBJECTIVE To estimate the socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors associated with the daily intake of five servings of fruit and vegetables by elderly individuals living in low income areas, identifying the main fruits and vegetables which compose the diet of this population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional population-based study with 2,066 low income elderly individuals (> or =60 years) living in the city of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003-2005. To assess the fruit and vegetable intake a Food Frequency Questionnaire was administered. The answers were transformed into daily intake and compared with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (five or more servings per day). The relationship between recommended fruit and vegetable intake and socioeconomic variables was analyzed using logistic regression models. RESULTS Of the participants, 60.5% were women and 39.5% were men. Approximately one third of the elders (n=723; 35.0%) did not consume any kind of fruit or vegetable on a daily basis and 19.8% reported a daily intake of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables. This intake was positively associated with income and years of schooling. CONCLUSIONS The fruit and vegetable intake of low income elderly individuals in the city of São Paulo was insufficient according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and is associated with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions.