Socio-Demographic Influences on Adolescents' Eating Behavior: Based on the Korean Youth Risk Web-Based Survey from 2015.
10.14373/JKDA.2017.23.4.397
- Author:
Hye Ryang PARK
1
;
Jin Hee KIM
;
Jee Hye LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea. lljh2000@ulsan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
adolescents;
eating behavior;
socio-demographic factors;
food consumption frequency
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Breakfast;
Eating*;
Education;
Fast Foods;
Feeding Behavior*;
Female;
Fruit;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Milk;
Mothers;
Risk-Taking;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2017;23(4):397-407
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was conducted to explore socio-demographic influences on eating behaviors among adolescents in Korea. Data were obtained from the Eleventh Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (2015 KYRBS), a nationwide representative sample of 3,532,149 middle and high school students. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, t-test, and logistic regression based on complex sample design using SPSS 20.0 statistics. The results showed that intake frequency of soda, fast food, and instant noodles was higher in male than female students (P<0.001). Additionally, the frequency of eating breakfast, fruits, vegetables, and milk was higher among high school students than middle school students (P<0.001). Higher levels of economic status were associated with less skipping breakfast. Adolescents with mothers that had higher levels of education were more likely to be frequent consumers of fruits, vegetables, and milk, and to eat breakfast.
