Frequency of legume consumption related to sociodemographic factors, health status and health-related variables among surveyed adults from Poland

Bibliographic Data

ID15095115
AuthorsKatarzyna Beata Skórska, Katarzyna Skórska (0000-0003-2871-1632, Wroclaw Medical University, corresponding author), Halina Grajeta (0000-0003-0150-5134, Wroclaw Medical University), Katarzyna Zabłocka‐słowińska (0000-0003-2313-5728, Wroclaw Medical University), Katarzyna Agnieszka Zabłocka-Słowińska
Year2021
Volume24
Issue7
Pages1895-1905
Publication date2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980020002116
PMID32787977
OpenAlexW3048986950
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

Objective: The aims of the study were: (i) to estimate the frequency of legume consumption in a study sample from Poland; (ii) to assess relationships between frequency of legume consumption and sociodemographic factors, health status and health-related variables and (iii) to describe the sociodemographic and health-related profiles of ‘frequent’, ‘rare’ and ‘never legume consumers’. Design: A cross-sectional study with a self-administered questionnaire was conducted. χ 2 test compared the distribution of sociodemographic, health status and health-related variables in accordance with frequency of legume consumption. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) revealed the sociodemographic and health-related profiles of ‘frequent’, ‘rare’ and ‘never legume consumers’. Setting: Adult individuals from Poland. Participants: The present study included 1135 adults aged 18–80 years. Results: Only 22·8 % of all participants declared frequent legume consumption. The prevalence of ‘rare’ and ‘never consumers’ was 72·1 and 5·1 %, respectively. The MCA highlighted strong correspondence of sociodemographic factors, health status and health-related variables with the frequency of legume consumption. Conclusions: Low frequency of legume consumption in a study sample of adults from Poland was strongly associated with male sex, low educational level, physical work, living in villages and small cities, and living with more than one co-resident; low legume consumption was also associated with sedentary lifestyle, no disease prevalence and no dietary supplementation

Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Geography · Sociology · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Medicine · Nutrition and Health Studies · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access