J Korean Med Sci.  2014 Nov;29(11):1457-1463. 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.11.1457.

Association between Nutrition Label Use and Chronic Disease in Korean Adults: The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009

• Hong SW
• Oh SW
• Lee C
• Kwon H
• Hyeon JH
• Gwak JS

• KMID: 2069925
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.11.1457

Abstract

Nutrition labels are helpful for chronic disease management in patients requiring balanced nutritional intake. This study aimed to investigate the association between the use of nutrition labels and chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia) by using the 2008-2009 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. A total of 10,695 individuals aged 20 and over was included in the analysis. Using multiple logistic regressions, there was no difference in nutrition label use between the chronic disease and normal groups (men with hypertension OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.75-1.27; women with hypertension OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.67-1.03; men with diabetes OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.45-1.08; women with diabetes OR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.84-1.53; men with hyperlipidemia OR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.59-1.23; women with hyperlipidemia OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.91-1.44). In hyperlipidemia patients, awareness (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.03-2.35) and control (OR, 2.19; 95% CI, 2.32-3.63) of disease were related to nutrition label use; however, no significant associations were found for the hypertension and diabetes mellitus patients. Considering the importance of dietary habits in the management of chronic diseases, an improvement in nutrition label use by patients with these diseases is required.

Keyword

Nutrition Labeling; Chronic Disease

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Chronic Disease
Demography
Diabetes Mellitus/pathology/*prevention & control
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Hyperlipidemias/pathology/*prevention & control
Hypertension/pathology/*prevention & control
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
*Nutrition Surveys
Nutritive Value
Odds Ratio
Republic of Korea

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