Nutrition And Food In Health And Disease

en Socioeconomic Statuses of Calorie Intake and Healthy Eating Index in Staff of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Nutrition Nutrition كاربردي Applicable Background: Providing sufficient calories and quality nutrition based on recommended amounts is essential for maintaining health and preventing diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the extent of socioeconomic inequality in calorie intake and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) among the staff of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: The data for this cross-sectional study were extracted from the cohort information of the staff at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. A total of 1,151 individuals were included in the study after excluding missing data. The HEI was used to determine nutritional quality, and the concentration index and curve were employed to assess inequality.  Results: The concentration index for healthy nutrition quality and calorie intake based on socioeconomic tertiles was not significant. There was no significant relationship between healthy nutrition quality and calorie intake with any of the variables such as age, years of education, chronic disease, and marital status (P>0.05). However, there was a significant relationship between healthy nutrition quality and calorie intake with variables such as BMI and gender (P<0.05). Conclusion: Since the salaries of all employees at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences are based on national regulations, there is not a significant difference between the wealthy and poor groups in terms of socioeconomic status regarding calorie intake and the quality of healthy nutrition. The calorie intake of the employees at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences is higher than necessary, and the quality of their healthy nutrition is in need of improvement.   SES, Calorie intake, HEI, Concentration index 1 9 http://nfsr.sbmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1133-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fahimeh Boskabadi boskabadif33@gmail.com 10031947532846006680 10031947532846006680 No Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Seyyed Mohammad Mirrezaei mirrezaie78@gmail.com 10031947532846006681 10031947532846006681 No Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Fariba Zare faribazare.epid@gmail.com 10031947532846006682 10031947532846006682 No Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Reza Chaman rezachaman@yahoo.com 10031947532846006683 10031947532846006683 Yes Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran