Health Consideration and Food Intake Frequency of Adult Aged 25-54
1998 Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 48-55
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1998 Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 48-55
Adults aged 25 to 54 years (males 1316, females 1100), were asked to answer a questionnaire on health considrration and food intake frequency.
1) More females (93%) than males (87%) answered that they thought constipation could affect their health (p<0.001, difference between sexes).
2) Regular bowel movement every day was reported by 71% of the malesand 44% of the females, while 13% of the males and 17% of the females had one less than three times a week (p<0.001, difference between sexes).
3) Sixty six percent of the males and 83% of the females considered their food intake sufficient to maintain their health (p<0.001, difference betweensexes).
4) More males than females considered their intake to be “large” of meats and fishes and shell fishes, and “small” of other food groups (p<0.01, difference between sexes).
5) Significant correlation was found between the subjective evaluation of food intake and their idea of sufficiency to maintain health for males andfemales, for all food groups (p<0.05, difference for both sexes).
