Determination of Nutritional Status of Workers in A Textile Factory

This study was performed to determine the nutritional habits, anthropometric measurements, physical activity levels, quality of life and nutritional status of workers in the textile factory. The study was conducted on 405 day-workers (166 males, 239 females) between the age of 18-65 working in a factory that produces textile products in Erbaa district of Tokat between December 2016 and February 2017. Individuals' demographic characteristics, eating habits, anthropometric measurements, physical activity levels were determined and the WHO-8 EUROHIS Quality of Life Scale was applied. The nutrient consumption levels of the individuals were determined by a three day 24-hour food intake record. The average age of participants was 30.1 ± 8.9 years. It has been determined that 41% of the individuals were male and 59% were female. Workers stated that %84.4 of the individuals had skipped meals and it was determined that the most (44.7%) skipped meals were morning breakfast. The mean BMI was 24.3 ± 3.8 kg / m2 in males and 25.7 ± 5.9 kg/m2 in females. According to BMI classification, it was determined that 6.2% of the workers were underweight, 47.4% were normal, 29.6% were overweight, 16.8% were obese and morbid obese. The average energy consumption of male worker was found to be 1804.9 ± 326.4 kcal and female worker was found to be 1649.5 ± 335.3 kcal with daily diets. According to the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Turkey, it has been found that energy intake at lunchtime in the workplace and workers' daily diets are insufficient. It has been determined that individuals are consuming a high percentage of the energy from the dietary total fat and saturated fat. When the average daily intake of micronutrients on a diet is compared with the Dietary Guidelines for Turkey, it was found that the majority of workers consumed inadequate vitamins and minerals without vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, sodium and phosphorus. It has been found that workers do not consume enough macro and micronutrients at lunchtime in workplaces. The most negative impact on the quality of life of workers is the financial inadequacies. According to the results of the variables of the WHO-8 EUROHIS Quality of Life Scale applied to the workers, it was found that the lowest average score (2.6 ± 0.8) was the ability to have enough money to meet the needs. There was a positive important correlation between total income status (r=0.141, p=0.004), lean body mass (r=0.106, p=0.035) and total quality of life. There was a positive important correlation between the consumption of energy, protein, monounsaturated fatty acids, saturated fatty acids, vitamin B12, pyridoxine, calcium, iron and red meat consumed in the daily diet and total quality of life score (p <0.05). As a result, it has been determined that workers in the textile factories can not feed adequately and balancedly in their workplaces and daily diets. Increasing quality of life should be provided by giving individuals healthy lifestyle and eating habits.