Open AccessHealth Awareness in the Field of Eating Habits in Slovakia
Author(s) -
A. Plskova,
S. Paulik,
Margaréta Kačmariková,
Róbert Ochaba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical social work journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-386X
pISSN - 2076-9741
DOI - 10.22359/cswhi_12_5_06
Subject(s) - slovak , test (biology) , statistical significance , environmental health , psychology , food frequency questionnaire , demography , public health , food habits , healthy eating , gerontology , medicine , czech , sociology , physical therapy , physical activity , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , nursing , biology
Objectives: The aim of our research was to monitor the dif- ferences in the intake of food commodities according to gender and age in the Slovak Republic in 2019. Design: Pilot study Participants: The total number of respondents was 2,614 from all over the Slovak Republic, aged 15 to 65 years. Methods: Aquestionnaire-based cross-sectional survey con- ducted in 2019 under the auspices of the Public Health Author- ity of the Slovak Republic (ÚVZ SR). For statistical analysis, we used the Chi-square test and Fisher's test, with adetermined level of significance p-value ≤ 0.05.Results: With increasing age, women took more caloric food commodities compared to men who preferred foods of plant origin. Conclusion: With increasing age, the intake of high-calorie foods increased in both sexes.