[Dietary Patterns and Related Factors among Female University Students]
| Autor: | Akari Ikegawa, Arisa Takagi, Masahiro Toda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Food intake Adolescent Universities Health Status Anxiety Disease cluster Eating Young Adult Sex Factors Environmental health Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Surveys and Questionnaires Insomnia medicine Humans Students Related factors Food frequency questionnaire General Medicine Feeding Behavior Mental health Diet Mental Health Female General Health Questionnaire medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene. 74 |
| ISSN: | 1882-6482 |
| Popis: | Objectives To investigate the associations between dietary patterns and mental health status of female university students. Methods Self-administered questionnaires consisting of measures of food intake frequency and mental health status were completed by 320 female university students. Food intake frequency was assessed using the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Then, dietary patterns were identified by cluster analysis. The 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used to evaluate students' mental health status. Relationships between the dietary patterns and the mental health status were analyzed. Results We identified three dietary patterns. "The Japanese foods pattern in youth" was a representative food intake pattern of this generation. "The light eating pattern" had lower intakes of most items but higher intakes of soft drinks, and was not interested in nutrition balance. "The dairy products pattern" had higher intakes of dairy products and sweets, and were significantly associated with high scores of GHQ-28 subscale anxiety and insomnia. Conclusion The dietary patterns are associated with the mental health status of female university students. |
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