Nutr Res Pract.  2014 Oct;8(5):580-588. 10.4162/nrp.2014.8.5.580.

Plain water intake of Korean adults according to life style, anthropometric and dietary characteristic: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2008-2010

• Kim J
• Yang YJ

• KMID: 2313782
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2014.8.5.580

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
The objective of the study was to provide useful insights into plain water intake of Korean adults according to life style, anthropometric, and dietary characteristics.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
The data from the 2008-2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. The subjects were 14,428 aged 20-64 years. Water intake was estimated by asking the question "How much water do you usually consume per day?". Dietary intake was estimated by 24-hour dietary recall. A qualitative food frequency questionnaire including 63 food items was also administered.
RESULTS
The mean plain water intake for men and women were 6.3 cup/day and 4.6 cup/day, respectively. Plain water intake increased as lean body mass, waist circumference, and body mass index levels increased, except for percentage of body fat. As energy and alcohol intakes increased, plain water intake increased. As total weight of food intake and total volume of food intake increased, plain water intake increased. Plain water intake increased as consumption of vegetables increased. Plain water intake increased as frequencies of green tea, alcoholic drink, and all beverages were increased in men. Plain water intake increased with increased frequencies of green tea, milk, soy milk, and alcoholic drink and decreased frequencies of coffee and soda in women.
CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that persons who had a higher waist circumference or lean body mass and women with higher BMI consumed more plain water. The persons eating high quality diet, or the persons who had more vegetables, green tea, milk, soy milk, or alcoholic drink consumed more plain water.

Keyword

Plain water intake; dietary intake; adults; KNHANES; life style

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Adult*
Alcoholics
Beverages
Body Mass Index
Coffee
Diet
Drinking*
Eating
Female
Humans
Korea
Life Style*
Male
Milk
Nutrition Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Soy Milk
Tea
Vegetables
Waist Circumference
Water
Coffee
Tea
Water

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