Prevalence of eating out and its association with overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Hebei Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.08.031
- VernacularTitle:河北省儿童青少年在外就餐相关因素及与超重肥胖的关系
- Author:
TIAN Meina, LI Hong, NIU Bei, ZHANG Cui, ZHAO Yongli, MIAO Runxiao, LIU Changqing
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Author Information
1. Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Hebei Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang (050021), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Food habits;
Overweight;
Obesity;
Regression analysis;
Child;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2021;42(8):1257-1260
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the prevalence and associated factors of eating out among children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Hebei Province, and to explore the association between eating out and overweight/obesity.
Methods:Data came from Children and Nurse Nutrition Health Monitoring of China during 2016-2017. Questionnaire surveys and anthropometric measures was conducted among 3 330 children aged 6-17 in 12 survey sites. Multivariate Logistics stepwise regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of eating out and the relationship between eating out and overweight/obesity.
Results:The proportion of eating out was 16.19%, and the rate of overweight and obesity was 29.43%. Multivariate analysis showed that the older children (junior high school students:OR=1.36; high school students:OR=3.57, both P<0.05) and adolescents from highincome families (10 000~<20 000 CNY:OR=1.48; ≥20 000 CNY:OR=2.93, both P<0.05) were more likely to eat out. Children and adolescents living in rural areas (OR=0.20, P<0.01), nononlychild (OR=0.76, P=0.02), day school students (OR=0.21, P<0.01), and the primary caregivers of the elderly (OR=0.69, P=0.03) were less likely to eat out. In addition, eating out was statistically associated with an increased risk of overweight and obesity (OR=1.31, P<0.01).
Conclusion:Eating out is common among children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Hebei Province. Residency, age, household income, onechild family, boarding and and eating out behaviors of primary caregivers are associated with eating out among children and adolescents. Eating out may increase the risk of overweight/obesity in children.
