Nutr Res Pract.  2007 Jun;1(2):84-88.

Dietary patterns of children and adolescents analyzed from 2001 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey

• Lee JW
• Hwang J
• Cho HS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify dietary patterns among children and adolescents in Korea and to examine their associations with obesity and some blood profiles. One day food consumption data measured by 24-hour recalls on 2704 subjects aged 1 to 19 were used from 2001 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey. The data of blood profiles available in the ages of 10 or older was also used. After categorizing each food consumed into 29 food or food groups, five dietary patterns were derived through a factor analysis and subjects were classified into three major dietary patterns via a cluster analysis using the factor scores. Three dietary patterns were identified as 'traditional diet' (25.6%), 'westernized-fast food' (6.2%), and 'mixed diet' (68.2%). The 'traditional diet' pattern had a higher percentage in boys. Both the 'traditional diet' and the 'westernized-fast food' had higher proportions of adolescents (12-19 y) than younger children, while the 'mixed diet' had a higher percentage of preschool children (1-5 y). Obesity rate analyzed within each age group showed no differences among 3 dietary pattern clusters. Blood pressure and all plasma profiles were not different among dietary patterns when adjusted with age and gender. Conclusively, children and adolescents in Korea had three distinct dietary patterns, which were associated with gender and age. These patterns could be useful to plan nutrition interventions for teenager health promotion.

Keyword

Dietary pattern; factorial and cluster analysis; 2001 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey; blood profiles

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Blood Pressure
Child*
Child, Preschool
Health Promotion
Humans
Korea*
Nutrition Surveys*
Obesity
Plasma

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