A Comparative Analysis of Healthy Young Adults Stratified by Gender.

A Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Knowledge, Reward-related Eating Behaviours and Body Awareness by Gender in a Cohort of Healthy Young Adults.

This project was planned to examine whether there is a difference between nutrition knowledge level, reward-related eating behaviour and body awareness in healthy young adults according to gender.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Young Adults
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Behavioral assessment

Detailed Description

Nutritional knowledge is among the factors that affect individuals' eating habits and diet quality. Food consumption is rewarding in itself as it increases energy and eliminates hunger (an unpleasant sensation); however, daily experiences show that people often eat without hunger. Individuals with high body awareness are expected to be aware of the changes occurring in their body and to change these changes. In the project, nutrition knowledge level, reward-related eating behaviour and body awareness will be compared according to gender in healthy young adults, and all these values will be evaluated through scales. The study data will be collected with a single interview by face-to-face interview method. Each participant will be informed about the study and their written and verbal consent will be obtained. The application time of the questionnaires is expected to take approximately 10 minutes for each participant. In case of a difference between genders for the values investigated, it is aimed to develop individuals' awareness of these situations. In addition, the relationship between these situations will also be evaluated. It is aimed to create awareness for the situations that are found to be related.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 512

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Bor
    • Nigde, Bor, Turkey, 51200
      • Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy young individuals

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-30 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years old
• not volunteering

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Female; Healthy young women aged 18-30 years	Other: Behavioral assessment; nutrition knowledge reward-related eating body awareness
Male; Healthy young men aged 18-30 years	Other: Behavioral assessment; nutrition knowledge reward-related eating body awareness

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
nutrition knowledge	Nutritional knowledge level for adults: A 5-point Likert-type scale with a total of 32 propositions was formed. The scores obtained from the evaluation criteria of the nutritional knowledge level scale for adults are evaluated as poor, moderate, good and very good. Participants with a basic nutrition score of less than 45 are considered to have a poor level of knowledge, those with a score between 45 and 55 have a moderate level of knowledge, those with a score between 56 and 65 have a good level of knowledge, and those with a score above 65 have a very good level of knowledge. Participants with a food preference score of less than 30 are considered to have poor knowledge, those with a score of 30-36 are considered to have moderate knowledge, those with a score of 37-42 are considered to have good knowledge, and those with a score of more than 42 are considered to have very good knowledge.	Baseline
reward-related eating	Reward-Related Eating Scale (RED-13): It is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 13 items in 2017. This scale has three sub-dimensions that assess lack of satiety, preoccupation with food and lack of control over eating. A maximum score of 65 and a minimum score of 13 can be obtained from the Red-13 scale. Higher scores on the Red-13 are associated with greater appetite and craving for sweets.	Baseline
body awareness	Body Awareness Questionarre (BAQ): It is basically a questionnaire that questions body reactions, the individual's estimates of body processes, the disease process and the sleep-wake cycle. It is a Likert-type questionnaire consisting of 18 items and 4 subgroups. A high score from the questionnaire means a high level of body awareness.	Baseline
descriptive assessment	In the general information form of the young individuals participating in the study, demographic information (gender, age, height, body weight, body mass index, etc.) was included.	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
• Collaborators: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Elif Gökçe İnbaşı, MSc., Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 30, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): September 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 3, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 2, 2024
• Last Verified: December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Healthy; Nutrition; Body awareness; Gender; People
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2024/07-60

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: The study data will not be shared with third parties. The informed consent form has been prepared and approved in this way.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No