Gender differences in dietary behaviors among Japanese adolescents
| Autor: | Maki Jike, Osamu Itani, Susumu Higuchi, Hideyuki Kanda, Yoshitaka Kaneita, Yoneatsu Osaki, Yuichiro Otsuka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Logistic regression Adolescents 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Negatively associated Medicine Gender difference 030212 general & internal medicine Effective response National health Snacking business.industry Public health digestive oral and skin physiology lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Regular Article Dietary behaviors business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 20, Iss, Pp 101203-(2020) Preventive Medicine Reports |
| ISSN: | 2211-3355 |
| Popis: | Highlights • Few studies assessed a variety of adolescent dietary behaviours in Japan. • The findings suggest that gender differences existed in dietary behaviors. • Girls tended to adopt regular dietary behaviors as compared to boys. • Schools support modeling and reinforcing healthy dietary behaviors. Unhealthy dietary behaviors in adolescence are an important public health problem. Gender differences in dietary behaviors have already appeared during adolescence. However, few studies have assessed a variety of adolescent dietary behaviors in Japan. We aimed to clarify gender differences in unhealthy dietary behaviors among Japanese adolescents. The participants consisted of 84,988 participants from seventh to 12th grades. Unhealthy dietary behaviors were defined according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze a nationally representative sample of Japanese adolescents from the 2014 to 2015 Lifestyle Survey. The effective response rate was 51.4%. The prevalence of unhealthy dietary behaviors (skipping breakfast, snacking, eating out, skipping meals, eating alone at dinner, and subjectively poor diet quality) among boys and girls was 14.2% versus 12.4%, 19.6% versus 14.1%, 10.6% versus 7.0%, 7.9% versus 5.6%, 13.3% versus 12.1%, and 12.3% versus 15.8%, respectively. Compared with boys, girls were more negatively associated with skipping breakfast [OR = 0.76 (95% CI 0.73–0.79)], snacking [OR = 0.67 (95% CI 0.65–0.70)], eating out [OR = 0.62 (95% CI 0.59–0.66)], skipping meals [OR = 0.61 (95% CI 0.58–0.65)], and eating alone at dinner [OR = 0.79 (95% CI 0.76–0.83)]. However, girls were more positively associated with subjectively poor diet quality [OR = 1.19 (95% CI 1.14.1.24)]. The findings suggest that gender differences existed in dietary behaviors. Gender differences in dietary behaviors suggest opportunities for tailoring interventions related to dietary education in schools. |
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