Brenda Kelly Souza Silveira¹, Juliana Farias de Novaes¹, Nínive de Almeida Reis¹, Larissa Pereira Lourenço¹, Ana Helena Moretto Capobiango¹, Arieta Carla Gualandi Leal¹, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff^1,

We investigated the association of social and lifestyle factors with diet quality in a cardiometabolic risk population. Cross-sectional data was from 265 subjects (aged 42 ± 16 years) attended at the Cardiovascular Health Care Program - PROCARDIO UFV (ReBEC identifier: RBR-5n4y2g). A 24-hour recall was applied and the Revised Healthy Eating Index (R-HEI) was calculated. Socioeconomic and lifestyle data were collected by chart analysis. Women (PR = 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.04), elderly (PR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.15), and those who eventually drink alcohol (PR = 1.02, 95% CI 1.01, 1.15) presented better diet quality (R-HEI> 70.8 points). Single subjects (PR = 0.89, 95% CI: 0.82, 0.98) and those with higher educational status (PR = 0.90, 95% CI 0.82, 0.98) presented lower score. Women had better scores on milk and dairy products, fruits and sodium. The elderly (> 60 years) presented better scores for total R-HEI, total vegetables and empty calories from solid fats, sugar and alcohol (GORD_AA) (p<0.05). Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors were associated to diet quality in cardiometabolic risk population, indicating the importance of identifying and considering in nutritional education strategies.

Healthy Eating Index, diet quality, educational status, lifestyle, sociodemographic factors