Table 1.
Demographic and professional practice of dietitians who responded about their use of social networks (N=289), Brazil, 2021.
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Demographics | ||
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Gender (female), n (%) | 283 (97.9) |
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Age (years), median (P25-P75) | 29 (25-34) |
| Region, n (%) | ||
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North | 7 (2.4) |
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Northeast | 53 (18.3) |
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Midwest | 16 (5.5) |
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Southeast | 111 (38.4) |
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South | 102 (35.3) |
| Professional practice time (years), median (P25a-P75b) | 5 (2-10) | |
| Professional field, n (%) | ||
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Collective feeding nutrition | 15 (5.2) |
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Clinical nutrition | 208 (72) |
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Sports and exercise nutrition | 34 (11.8) |
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Public health nutrition | 13 (4.5) |
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Production chain: industry and food trade nutrition | 4 (1.4) |
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Teaching: research and extension nutrition | 15 (5.2) |
aP25: 25th percentile.
bP75: 75th percentile.