Age related differences RELATED DIFFERENCES IN LIFESTYLE DIETARY PATTERNS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HEALTH

The present study was carried out on 300 male police constables in the age group of 20-60 years selected randomly from the total 709 constables in the district Jhunjhunu. They were classified into two groups based on their age 20-40 years (n=150) and 40-60 years (n=150). Pre-coded and pre-tested questionnaires were used to elicit the information on the general and other aspects. The lifestyle parameters included physical activity, occupational stress and non-food habits like alcohol, smoking/ tobacco consumption. Occupation stress level in both the groups was assessed using a validated tool (Srivastava and Singh 1984). Anthropometric assessment was done and biochemical and biophysical parameters were estimated. Dietary data was obtained using food frequency 24-hour dietary recall method. Analysis was done by statistical software SPSS 16.0 version.