标题：Association between Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Secondary School Students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Baseline Findings from Nuteen Project
期刊名称：Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
印刷版ISSN：0301-4800
电子版ISSN：1881-7742
出版年度：2020
卷号：66
期号：Supplement
页码：256-261
DOI：10.3177/jnsv.66.S256
出版社：Center for Academic Publications Japan
摘要：Dietary habits and choice of food influences nutritional status of adolescence. Malnutrition have been associated with adolescents’ dietary habits that may predispose to chronic disease during their adulthood. The aim of this study is to determine the association between food habit and nutritional status of adolescents. In the baseline study, a total of 924 students from 10 secondary schools were randomly selected from a total of 62 secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur. The students were assessed on various dietary components including food habits using a structured questionnaire as well as for anthropometry measurements. All data were analyzed using SPSS 23. The prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among males compared to females (16.4% vs. 8.4%, X 2 =25.42, p <0.001). Food habit exhibits an inversed association with z-score of body mass index for age (β=−0.107, 95% CI=−0.053, −0.013), especially via food habits such as often eat dinner ( r =−0.102, p =0.002), often have breakfast before school ( r =−0.100, p =0.002), often eat cake or dessert at meal ( r =−0.110, p =0.001), often drink eight glasses of water ( r =0.132, p <0.001), often eat food from school canteen ( r =−0.071, p =0.031) and often bring own snack from home ( r =−0.112, p =0.001). This study suggested that the type of food and timing of meal should be considered to prevent obesity among adolescents.
关键词：food habit;nutritional status;secondary school;body mass index for age;Malaysia
