The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

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The Association between Household Economic Changes by COVID-19 and Dietary Habits in Adolescents - Based on the 17th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey -

코로나19로 인한 가정경제 변화와 청소년 식습관의 연관성 - 제17차 청소년건강행태조사 이용 -

  • Seung-Hee Hong (Dept. of Food and Nutritional Science, Shinhan University)
  • 홍승희 (신한대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2023.07.07
  • Accepted : 2023.08.10
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between household economic changes by COVID-19 and dietary habits in Korean adolescents. The study analyzed data from the 17th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021. A total of 54,848 middle and high school students, 28,401 males and 26,447 females, participated in this study. COVID-19 lead to deterioration of household economy in the lower level of household economic status (p<0.001). The deterioration of household economic status by COVID-19 was associated with dietary habits such as lower breakfast intake, and higher fast food, soda drinks, and sweet drinks consumption (p<0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that deterioration of household economic status was significantly decreased in frequency of breakfast intake (OR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.67~0.80). The deterioration of household economic status by COVID-19 was also significantly associated with increased frequency of fast food (OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.16~1.41), soda drinks (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.30~1.56) and sweet drinks (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.24~1.46) consumption (p<0.001). In conclusion, it was confirmed that the change in household economy caused by COVID-19 was associated with dietary habits in adolescents. As the household economy deteriorated, there was an increase in undesirable dietary habits including skipping breakfast and fast food consumption.

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