Uso do método Grade of Membership na identificação de perfis de consumo e comportamento alimentar de adolescentes do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Letícia de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Alves, Luciana Correia, Castro, Inês Rugani Ribeiro de, Leite, Iuri da Costa, Machado, Carla Jorge
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/4723
• topic: Consumo de Alimentos; Comportamento Alimentar; Adolescente

To identify food patterns and eating behaviors among adolescents and to describe the prevalence rates, this study applied the Grade of Membership method to data from a survey on health risk factors among adolescent students in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (N = 1,632). The four profiles generated were: "A" (12.1%) more frequent consumption of all foods labeled as healthy, less frequent consumption of unhealthy foods, and healthy eating behaviors; "B" (45.8%) breakfast and three meals a day as a habit, less frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables and of five markers of unhealthy diet; "C" (22.8%) lack of healthy eating behaviors, less frequent consumption of vegetables, fruit, milk, cold cuts, cookies, and soft drinks; and "D" (19.3%) more frequent consumption of all unhealthy foods and less frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables. The results indicate the need for interventions to promote healthy eating in this age group.