Changes in eating behaviors according to household income in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveyopen accessChanges in eating behaviors according to household income in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Authors
- Lee, Hye Ah; Lee, Ho Jung; Park, Bomi; Shin, Yoonhee; Park, Hyunjin; Park, Hyesook
- Issue Date
- Nov-2022
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Keywords
- Adolescents; Feeding behavior; Socioeconomic factors; COVID-19
- Citation
- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH, v.44, pp e2022102 - 9
- Journal Title
- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH
- Volume
- 44
- Start Page
- e2022102
- End Page
- 9
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/69580
- DOI
- 10.4178/epih.e2022102
- ISSN
- 1225-3596
2092-7193
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To assess social inequalities in changes in dietary behaviors among adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we compared changes in dietary behavior indicators by household income.METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from the 2019 and 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of dietary behaviors in adolescents (12-18 years old) was estimated and changes in dietary behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated. We assessed changes in dietary behaviors with a household income (as a measure of so-cioeconomic status, SES) disparity.RESULTS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the average consumption of vegetables decreased and food insecurity worsened. Adolescents were more likely to skip breakfast than before COVID-19 (33.1 and 37.4%). Soft drink consumption also increased in 2020 from 2019 (7.6 and 14.8%), especially among boys. Average sugar intake and sodium intake showed a tendency to de-crease only in girls, but there was no significant difference according to SES level. Skipping breakfast was particularly evident in the low-SES group, and the difference according to household income level (high vs. low) was greater during COVID-19 than before. The prevalence of soft drink consumption increased significantly in the low-SES group, but the rate of increase did not differ by SES level.CONCLUSIONS: We found that the social disparity in skipping breakfast was further aggravated during the COVID-19 pan-demic. To reach a better understanding of the dietary behaviors of adolescents, continuous monitoring is necessary.
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