Relation between Dietary Habit and Nutrition Knowledge, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Middle School Students in Seoul.
10.4163/kjn.2009.42.8.682
- Author:
Jin Young CHOI
1
;
Sang Sun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nutrition Education, The Graduate School of Education, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
dietary habit;
nutrition knowledge;
middle school students;
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- MeSH:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity;
Breakfast;
Female;
Food Habits;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Meals;
Snacks
- From:The Korean Journal of Nutrition
2009;42(8):682-690
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to analyse the relation between dietary habit and nutrition knowledge, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in the middle school students in Seoul, Korea. Total study subjects were 631 students, 51.8% was male and 48.2% was female. In the assessment of predisposition of ADHD, 93% was normal group and 7% was ADHD group. As for the gender in ADHD group, 56.8% was male and 43.2% was female. Normal group showed the higher breakfast consumption rate than ADHD group (p < 0.05). Dietary habits were better in normal group than ADHD group. Nutrition knowledge scores of normal group was 7.38 out of 15 and scores of ADHD group was 5.77 out of 15 (p < 0.01). The nutrition knowledge score and the dietary habits score showed a positive correlation (p < 0.01). The nutrition knowledge score and snack . meal purchasing frequency showed a negative correlation (p < 0.05). There are significant negative correlation between attention deficit hyperactivity score and nutrition knowledge score (p < 0.01). In conclusion, ADHD group showed lower level of nutrition knowledge and worse dietary habits than the normal group.
