EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS APPLIED TO DIET POLYCLINIC: EXAMPLE OF AYDIN AND MARDIN PROVINCE

Abstract

This study was carried out in Aydın Adnan Menderes University Training and Research Hospital and Mardin State Hospital. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the nutritional status and habits of individuals living in Aydın and Mardin provinces, which are located in different geographical regions of our country. Work on individuals as individuals in Aydın and Mardin divided into two groups and compared. A survey about the general information, health information, nutrition habits, physical activity status and diet application status of the individuals was applied. The SPSS 24 package program was used to analyze the data in the study. The average age of the individuals is 35,88 ± 12,6 for males and 37,41 ± 12,9 for females in Mardin; In Aydın, 36.39 ± 12.4 for males and 39.56 ± 14.5 years for females. It was concluded that 31.4% of the individuals in Mardin are slightly fat, 24.4% are obese, 16.3% are morbidly obese; 36% of the individuals in Aydın are slightly fat, 53.5% are obese, 7% are morbidly obese. It has been concluded that the individuals in Mardin use sunflower oil, butter, olive oil, margarine, respectively; and the individuals in Aydın use olive oil, sunflower oil, butter, respectively. Nutritional habits and nutritional status are affected by many factors such as socioeconomic, geographical conditions, cultural factors, gender, educational status, marital status. Although there are basically different dietary styles, the increasing uniformity of nutrition is seen in both cities. For this reason, the plans and policies to be made on nutrition should be capable of responding to various characteristics of the society and should be developed.