The purpose of research was to analyze relations between dietary patterns and anthropometric parameters of nutritional status among working men, living in big city population. Tests involved a group of 1451 men between 20 and 60 years old, employed in Steelworks of T. Sendzimir (HTS) in Krakow, Poland. Comparison was done for average values of anthropometric indexes of men in sections of 10 years of age and two categories of persons--of the least (I section) and of the most reasonable nutrition

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... choices (II section). Research pointed out the relation between the quality measurement of nutrition method and some of anthropometric indexes of nutritional status. In selected sections of the least and of the most reasonable nutrition choices there were no differences between average values of 4 skinfolds, waist and arm perimeter, Waist to Hip Ratio distribution index (WHR) and average values of Fat Free Mass (FFM). Unawares characteristically higher average values of BMI were found at men of 20-30 years old (23.91 vs. 25.45 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and 50-60 years old (26.42 vs. 28.00 kg/m2, p = 0.01) declaring more rational nutrition behaviors. Similar regularity was ascertained for percentage of body fat tissue (%BF); higher nutrition habit mark is accompanied with higher average value of %BF at 20-30 years old (15.17 vs. 18.24%, p < 0.01) and 50-60 years old (22.76 vs. 25.01, p < 0.05).