Conhecimentos nutricionais e associação com características sociodemográficas em frequentadores de ginásios
Resumo
Os conhecimentos nutricionais são um fator primordial para a adoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar os conhecimentos nutricionais e a sua associação com características sociodemográficas em frequentadores de um ginásio localizado em Viseu, Portugal. O estudo envolveu um total de 40 participantes (38,6 ± 14,4 anos), sendo 22 do sexo feminino e 18 do sexo masculino. Para avaliar os conhecimentos nutricionais, foi utilizada a versão portuguesa do questionário General Nutrition Knowledge Questionaire (GNKQ). Os dados sociodemográficos sexo, idade, nível de escolaridade e estado civil também foram recolhidos. O teste t de Student e a ANOVA foram utilizados para avaliar as diferenças nas pontuações dos conhecimentos nutricionais entre os diferentes níveis das características sociodemográficas. Na presente amostra, os participantes com idade superior a 38 anos e as mulheres apresentaram pontuações de conhecimentos nutricionais significativamente mais elevadas do que os participantes mais jovens e os homens, respetivamente (p = 0,047 e p = 0,013). Foram observadas associações entre os conhecimentos nutricionais e a idade e o sexo.
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