A study of dietary intakes and dietary preferences by questionnaire at a health facility in an urban area

Abstract:  [A study of dietary intakes and dietary preferences by questionnaire at a health facility in an urban area] [Article in Japanese] Watan abe M, Yamaoka K, Toyokawa H. Department of Food Science, Showa Women's University Junior College. Dietary preferences and intakes of 2504 patients in a human dock in Tokyo were studied by questionnaire and analyzed according to: 1. Comparison of dietary patterns for breakfast to that for lunch and dinner. 2. Consistency between dietary patterns according to Category Score Table for Breakfast and that from Hayashi's Quantification Theory Type III (QIII). Dietary patterns for breakfast were shown to fall into four Types based on dietary intakes and dietary preferences: Balanced Diet-Japanese Style (Type 1); Balanced Diet-Western Style (Type 2); Unbalanced Diet-Western Style (Type 3); and Unbalanced Diet-with drinks (Type 4). Based on the responses to the questionnaire, there was no correlation between the dietary pattern for lunch to that for breakfast. On the other hand, the dietary pattern for dinner tended to correlate with breakfast. The sample population was divided into two random groups A and B. Group A was analyzed by QIII, and B by the four types of breakfast dietary patterns. Comparison of scores for categorized values for Group A with those of the Group B indicated 91.8% consistent rate. These results, demonstrate that this questionnaire can be used effectively to sort intakes into four dietary patterns, and may be useful in preventive health care studies. PMID: 1638038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]