健康食品和饮食模式:沙特阿拉伯利雅得的一项横截面研究
Noara Alhusseini1, Maryam Sajjad1, Heba Rahman1
1Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Frontiers in public health
|January 26, 2026
概括
肥胖是沙特阿拉伯的主要健康问题. 这项研究发现,已婚个人和利雅得的英语说者有更好的健康饮食知识,而阿拉伯语说者和受过高等教育的人的知识较低.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 肥胖影响沙特阿拉伯超过65%的人口,增加糖尿病和心血管疾病的风险.
- 解决肥胖问题需要了解公众对健康饮食选择的认识.
- 公共卫生倡议对于打击沙特阿拉伯的肥胖流行病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估利雅得居民对健康饮食的认识和看法.
- 确定影响沙特阿拉伯健康饮食选择知识的因素.
- 为改善营养的有针对性的公共卫生战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的利雅得进行横截面研究 (2024年12月 - 2025年2月).
- 在线双语问卷给成年人 (≥18岁).
- 评估知识,感知和障碍;使用描述性统计和回归分析 (SPSS v29).
主要成果:
- 结婚与更高的健康饮食知识相关 (调整后的β=1.337,p=0.035).
- 阿拉伯语使用者的知识明显低于英语使用者的知识 (调整后的β=-1.555,p<0.001).
- 高学历 (学士学位+) 的人比高中毕业生知识较低 (调整后β=-0.842,p=0.041).
结论:
- 在利雅得的人口群体之间,饮食知识存在显著差异.
- 针对阿拉伯语说话者,年轻人和受过高等教育的个人,需要量身定制的干预措施.
- 对文化敏感,语言特定的教育对于提高健康饮食意识和减少肥胖至关重要.
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