TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG CỦA TIẾP VIÊN HÀNG KHÔNG TẠI TỔNG CÔNG TY HÀNG KHÔNG VIỆT NAM NĂM 2024 (THEO CHUẨN WHO 2006)

Abstract

Objective: To describe the nutritional status of flight attendants  at Vietnam Airlines Corporation in 2024. Research method: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 243 flight attendants at Vietnam Airlines Corporation. Research results: The study was conducted with the participation of 243 flight attendants aged 18-59 years, with an average age of 35.9 ± 8.8, of which 31.7% were male. The study subjects in this study had an average weight of 71.6 ± 5.8 kg for men and 55.8 ± 4.9 kg for women. The average height of men was 173.8 ± 4.6 cm, and of women was 163.5 ± 3.8 cm; The average BMI for men is 23.8 ± 1.5, for women is 20.9 ± 1.7. The average waist circumference for men was 83.6 ± 4.9, for women was 75.8 ± 4.8. The overall prevalence of chronic energy deficiency (CED) was 4.5% (males accounted for 0.0% lower than females at 4.5%). The overall prevalence of overweight was 6.6%, of which males accounted for 5.8% higher than females at 0.8%. The overall prevalence of obesity was 0.4% (males accounted for 0.0% lower than females at 0.6%). The overall prevalence of obesity (by body fat percentage) was 11.9%, the 30-39 age group had the highest prevalence of 3.7%, followed by the 50-59 age group at 3.3%, the 40-49 age group at 2.9%, and the lowest prevalence was the 20-29 age group at 2.1% (p = 0.002). Conclusions: The majority of the study subjects had normal nutritional status, the flight attendants had a prevalence of overweight and obesity according to BMI and body fat percentage body accounts for a low percentage.