Trend Analysis Associated Dietary Habit Factors on Obesity in Korean Adolescents

Abstract

This study was carried out to identify the longitudinal trends obesity and its associated dietary habit factors in adolescents. The data sources used in this research were from the results of Korea Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-based Survey from 2008 to 2012. The questionnaires used for this study assessed gender, age, perceived health status, social economic status, residence type, perceived body image, breakfast consumption, fruit intake, vegetable intake, milk consumption, fast food consumption, snack consumption. The data analysis was done by using SPSS (version 19.0). Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio(OR) of the two groups(obese group vs non obese group). The influencing factors of adolescent obesity in 5years were age, gender, fast food consumption. Healthy perception of body image, obesity education appropriate for each gender group, and healthy eating habits should be included when educating adolescents on obesity.