The Relationship between Eating and Screen Viewing Behavior with Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Medan City

Autor: Tyas Permatasari, Yatty Destani Sandy, Caca Pratiwi, Kanaya Yori Damanik, Agnes Irene Silitonga
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BIO Web of Conferences. 54:00016
ISSN: 2117-4458
DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20225400016
Popis: Adolescents are vulnerable to experiencing malnutrition issues, both overnutrition and undernutrition. This study’s objective was to determine the relationship between eating and screen viewing behaviour and with nutritional status of adolescents. This study used a cross-sectional design with 145 adolescents chosen through the purposive sampling method. The samples were divided into three categories: early adolescents, middle adolescents, and late adolescents, and data on eating behaviour were obtained by using Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ). The screen viewing behavior variable had two categories: low screen time and high screen time. Adolescent body mass index z-scores measured nutritional status. This study was conducted from June to August 2022. Results showed 5.5% underweight participants, 18.6% subject overweight participants, and 22.8% obese participants of the total participants. Spearman’s tests showed that there was a significant relationship between eating behaviour and nutritional status (p
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