인천지역 여성들의 연령별 영양섭취 실태 및 식행동 관련 요인 비교분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the nutrition intakes and factors related to dietary behaviors acording to age in female. The subjects included 579 females aged 15 - nistered questionaire to obtain data about eating behaviors, living habits, eating disorders by EAT-26 (Eating Attitude Test-26), and nutrition knowledge. In younger women aged 15 - 20 years, the living habits related to health such as smoking, drinking and exercising were undesirable. In addition, the younger women group had significantly higher levels of skiping meals and frequency of eating snacks compared to the older women group and their eating times were (MDA). Although, al age groups consumed energy, Ca, Fe, and thiamin below the Korean RDA; especially, in adolescent, Ca intakes (67.1% RDA) were extremely low. In addition, mean score of EAT-26 was significantly higher in young women aged 15 - 29 years than older women. Also, they had rather lower levels of acuracy and perception for nutrition knowledge com-and nutrition knowledge, indicating inadequate eating behaviors. These poor dietary behaviors can affect the health status. Therefore, the nutrition counseling and education to help people to have correct nutrition knowledge and to form better eating habits needs to be established. (Korean J Community Nutrition 10(1) : 46 ~ 58, 2005)