Food consumption behavior and nutritional status of type 2 diabetic patients in KohSamui Hospital,, SuratThani Province.

Abstract

Objective :   The  purpose of this study is to describe food consumption behavior and to assess nutritional status of type 2 diabetic patients  in   KohSamui  Hospital,, SuratThani Province.

Methods  :  The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 163 type 2 diabetic patients attending diabetic in   KohSamui  Hospital,, SuratThani Province. Knowledge, attitude and dietary practices toward food consumption of the participants were obtained by mean of questionnaire,. Body Mass Index (BMI) and used to assess nutritional status based on the Asian Index. The survey was carried out during October  2515  to April 2016 The  data were  analyzed  by  thepercentage, averageand Standard  Deviation,

Results  :  The result showed that 51.5 % of diabetic patients were female with average age of 61 years old and 68.7 % were married.71.8 % were diagnosed as diabetic mellitus for 0-5year.The patients had knowledge toward food consumption in medium  level were 55.8 % . The attitude on food consumption in medium level were 62.6 % . The patients who partially does control food intake were 65.64 %. Majority of the patients ate three times daily which the main dish was rice  80.98%. The food frequency data revealed that most subjects reported the daily consumption of milled rice (62.64 %), pork (62.64%), plain milk (92.02%), and fried food (50.92%). 53.9% of the patients had BMI≥25kg/m²  and 61.97 % had high levels of fasting  plasma  glucose(≥  130   mg/dl)

 Keyword:behavior, nutritional , diabetic