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Factors Related to Firefighters' Food Behaviors at the Fire Station: A Quantitative Study
Thomas Sire1, Noémie Carbonneau, Julie Houle
1From the Département des Sciences de l'Activité Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (T.S., F.T., P.G.); Département d'Anatomie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (T.S.); Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (T.S., N.C.); and Département des Sciences Infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (J.H.).
Objective:
Using a cross-sectional correlational study, the purpose was to quantitatively investigate factors associated to firefighters' food behaviors while on duty at the fire station.
Methods:
Two hundred and fifty-two (252) firefighters (males, 96%; age, 39 ± 11 years) completed an online questionnaire assessing diet and exploring factors that could be associated to firefighters' food behaviors at the fire station.
Results:
First regression analysis showed that level of education, years of experience, self-perceived nutrition knowledge, autonomous motivation, and accessibility to unhealthy foods were the best predictors of healthy food score. Second regression analysis revealed that body mass index, autonomous motivation, and meals interrupted by emergency calls were the best predictors of fast-food score.
Conclusions:
This study highlights the various factors associated with firefighters' food behaviors at the fire station.
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