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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 33 Supplement 1 No. 1, 2009.

Original scientific paper

Regional Differences in Dietary Habits of Adult Croatian Population

Jagoda Doko Jelinić ; Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Pucarin-Cvetković ; Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Iskra Alexandra Nola ; Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ankica Senta ; Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Milan Milošević ; Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Josipa Kern ; Department for Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, »Andrija Štampar« School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary habits of the adult Croatian population according to geographical regions and gender. Date was obtained from the Croatian Adult Health Survey questionnaire, carried out in six regions of Republic of Croatia (Eastern, Northern, Central, City of Zagreb, Mountainous and Coastal), with a total of 9,070 responses. Results have shown that the highest prevalence of unhealthy dietary habits was recorded in Eastern and Central regions, while Coastal region and city of Zagreb had significantly lower prevalence of unhealthy dietary habits (P<0.05). Prevalence of unhealthy dietary habits was higher in men in all regions. Women had healthier dietary habits, what was strongly expressed in Coastal and Mountainous region. This study has shown that the unhealthy dietary habits were practiced by approximately one quarter of the adult population, regardless on the region in which they resided. Regional differences in dietary habits should be taken into account in any new public health studies and interventions.

Keywords

dietary habits; regional pattern; adult population; Croatian Adult Health Survey

Hrčak ID:

39724

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/39724

Publication date:

1.4.2009.

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