Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)

The Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회)
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The Study of Dietary Patterns According to Body Mass Index in Middle School Students in Seoul Area

서울지역 중학생의 체질량지수에 따른 식행동 분석

  • Kim, Ok-Seon (Major in Food and Nutrition, College of Life Science, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Gwon, Su-Yeon (Major in Food and Nutrition, College of Life Science, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Ryu, Hye-Suk (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sangji University)
  • 김옥선 (숙명여자대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학전공) ;
  • 권수연 (숙명여자대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학전공) ;
  • 류혜숙 (상지대학교 이공대학 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2006.11.02
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Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the information concerning dietary patterns in middle school students. The subjects of this study were 420(underweight 140, normalweight 140, overweight 140) middle school students. We investigated eating habits, life habits, food attitude. Data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed with the SAS program(Version 8.1). The results of investigation are summarized and concluded as follows ; The average BMI of underweight was 18.3kg/$m^2$ , normalweight was 22.2kg/$m^2$ , overweight was 26.6kg/$m^2$ . In the case of eating habit, the overweight group shows that low frequency of meal and high of skipping meal than the others group. Also in Life habit, the overweight group shows longer of watching TV and using computer. The score of food attitude was also high in over weight group. This study can´t represent the whole middle school students in Seoul. So the survey for the whole students should be followed. We can expect to offer basic data for effective nutrition education by studying.

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