FATORES SOCIODEMOGRÁFICOS ASSOCIADOS A PADRÕES ALIMENTARES DE SERVIDORES DE UMA UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA DO CEARÁ.

Introduction: Adherence to dietary patterns that involve high consumption of saturated fat and ultra-processed foods are closely related to damage to workers' health Objective: To assess the sociodemographic factors associated with the dietary patterns of civil servants at a public university in Ceará. Methods: The sample consisted of 177 technical-administrative employees. A questionnaire with socioeconomic data and two 24-hour food recalls were applied. Patterns were identified by principal component factor analysis, followed by orthogonal varimax rotation. Poisson regression was used to estimate the prevalence ratios of socioeconomic and demographic variables to dietary patterns with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: Five dietary patterns were found: mixed, healthy, traditional Brazilian, energy-rich and Northeastern. Female servants (PR= 0.24; 95% CI= 0.14 - 0.41) and individuals without a partner (PR= 0.60; 95% CI= 0.36 - 0.99) showed lower adherence to the Brazilian traditional pattern. For the Northeastern pattern, servants with higher education (PR= 0.50; 95% CI= 0.28 - 0.89) and women (PR= 0.46; 95% CI= 0.28 - 0. 78). Older adults (= 45 years) had lower adherence (PR= 0.47; 95% CI= 0.27-0.81) to the energy-rich pattern. Discussion: The dietary patterns found, as well as the prevalence of consumption according to age group, agree with other findings in the Brazilian population and in different countries. Conclusions: Sociodemographic factors are associated with the eating patterns of the civil servants studied and need to be considered in actions to promote healthy eating practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]