Association between eating at night and skipping breakfast with anxiety symptoms among freshman in colleges in Yunnan Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.026
- VernacularTitle:云南大一学生吃夜宵和不吃早餐状况及其与焦虑症状的关联
- Author:
LI Xiaoxiao, AO Ya, HUANG Guifan, ZHANG Xiaorong, WANG Luwei, LI Yijian, FENG Yunping, SU Yunpeng, XU Honglü
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Author Information
1. Nursing Department, School of Medicine, Kunming University, Kunming (650214) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Food habits;
Anxiety;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(2):274-277
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the association between eating at night and skipping breakfast with college students anxiety symptoms, and to provide reference basis for preventing and alleviating college students anxiety symptoms.
Methods:A cross sectional survey was conducted among 9 960 freshman from three universities in Kunming and Dali, Yunnan Province. The dietary frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate the dietary behavior of college students. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to evaluate the anxiety symptoms of college students. The association of late night snack and breakfast skipping with the association of anxiety symptoms in college students used generalized linear model and Logistic regression model.
Results:The proportion of college students who reported eating at night and breakfast skipping in the last month was 72.5%(7 217/9 960) and 61.6%(6 131/9 960) respectively. The detection rate of anxiety symptoms in college students was 28.9%(2 875/9 960). There was a statistical significance between eating at night with anxiety symptoms( OR =1.40-2.54), and breakfast skipping with anxiety symptoms( OR =1.23-1.60)( P <0.05). The interaction between eating late at night and breakfast skipping was positively correlated with college students anxiety symptoms (multiplicative interaction, β=0.06, 95%CI=0.02- 0.10 , P<0.01; additive interaction, OR=2.00, 95%CI=1.59-2.51, P <0.01).
Conclusion:The study suggests that the college students who eat at night and frequently skipped breakfast are more likely to have anxiety symptoms. It suggested to promote the formation of healthy eating habits of college students, so as to reduce the occurrence of anxiety sympotoms.
