Dietary Habits, Dietary Behaviors, Depression and Stress according to Self-Rated Health of University Students in Kyungnam Province.
10.14373/JKDA.2016.22.4.272
- Author:
Kyung Ae PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Culinary Arts and Nutrition, Kaya University, Gimhae 50830, Korea. kapark@kaya.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
depression;
dietary behavior;
mini dietary assessment index;
satisfaction of body weight;
self-rated health
- MeSH:
Body Weight;
Depression*;
Diet;
Edible Grain;
Food Habits*;
Fruit;
Gyeongsangnam-do*;
Humans;
Meals;
Meat;
Ovum;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2016;22(4):272-291
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate health-related habits, dietary habits, depression, stress, satisfaction of body weight, mini-dietary assessment (MDA) and dietary behaviors according to self-rated health among 255 university students in Kyungnam province. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software package (version 19.0). The average ages of the subjects were 21.1 years. Participants were asked their self-rated health and 109, 105 and 41 students answered themselves as "healthy", "normal" and "unhealthy", respectively. The pocket money (P<0.05) was related with self-rated health, and meal frequency (P<0.01) of healthy group was higher than that of the unhealthy group. The self-reported depression level (P<0.01) and the score of depression (P<0.05) of the healthy group were lower than those of the unhealthy group. The self-reported stress level of the healthy group (P<0.05) was higher than that of the unhealthy group. The scores of nutritional behavior (P<0.05) and MDA (P<0.01) of the healthy group were higher than those of the unhealthy group. The scores for intakes of meat, fish, egg or beans, cereals and vegetables except kimchi, fruits, balanced diet and various foods were higher in the healthy group than in the unhealthy group. Our results suggest that pocket money, high meal frequency, low depression, satisfaction of present body weight, and good dietary behavior might influence good perception of self-rated health.
