[Adherence to nutritional recommendations and sociodemographic variables in patients with diabetes mellitus].
OBJECTIVE
To determine if there is a relationship between adherence to nutritional recommendations and sociodemographic variables in Brazilian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.


METHODS
Cross-sectional observational study using a stratified random sample of 423 individuals. The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used, and the Fisher's exact test was applied with 95% confidence interval (p<0.05).


RESULTS
Of the 423 subjects, 66.7% were women, mean age of 62.4 years (SD = 11.8), 4.3 years of schooling on average (SD = 3.6) and family income of less than two minimum wages. There was association between the female gender and adherence to diet with adequate cholesterol content (OR: 2.03; CI: 1.23; 3.34), between four and more years of education and adherence to fractionation of meals (OR: 1 92 CI: 1.19; 3.10), and income of less than two minimum wages and adherence to diet with adequate cholesterol content (OR: 1.74; CI: 1.03, 2.95).


CONCLUSIONS
Adherence to nutritional recommendations was associated with the female gender, more than four years of education and family income of less than two minimum wages.
Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
Maria Lucia
ML
Zanetti
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
Clarissa Cordeiro Alves
CC
Arrelias
Faculdade de Filosofia, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
Rosana Cristina
RC
Franco
Colégio Integrado Libertas de São Sebastião do Paraíso, São Sebastião do Paraíso, MG, BR.
Manoel Antônio Dos
MA
Santos
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
Flávia Fernanda Luchetti
FF
Rodrigues
Colégio Integrado Libertas de São Sebastião do Paraíso, São Sebastião do Paraíso, MG, BR.
Heloisa Turcatto Gimenes
HT
Faria
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors