INTRODUCTION. The subject of this thesis is the qualitative evaluation of the nutrition style and selected anthropometric indicators of nutrition status and health condition in the group of diabetic patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. The research was conducted in the group of 160 diabetic patients (92 women and 68 men), with the use the questionnaire elaborated by the author.
RESULTS. The research has shown that patients ill with type 2 diabetes usually have too high body weight, including abdominal obesity, and face numerous additional threats to health, including hypertension (77.7%) and hyperlipidaemia (45.7% of women and 38.2% of men). Also the diversification of some eating behaviours depending on the sex has been demonstrated. Women consume meals with greater regularity (p < 0.01), they eat sweets (p < 0.01) and consume alcoholic drinks (p < 0.001) more seldom and reach for products with high fibre content more frequently (p < 0.001); they also exhibit lower preference of pork (p < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS. Frequent coexistence of diabetes type 2 with abdominal obesity, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and hypercholesterolemia confirms the increased risk of metabolic syndrome among diabetics which determinates therapeutic directions. The advantageous eating habits in a group of diabetics type 2 concern the number of meals, consumption of poultry, dairy products, products which are a rich source of fibre and limitation of fat amount; whereas the negative ones the high consumption of sweets and other confectionary products. Gender differentiates the distribution of some eating habits in a group of diabetics. Women eat more regularly, rarely take unadvisable products (sweets, pork meat and alcoholic drinks) and more frequently consume high fibre products.
Endocrinology, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders 2011, vol. 7, No 3, 172–178