Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is a serious health issue among children and adolescents worldwide. This study aimed to investigate factors influencing weight status-associated food preferences and eating behaviors. A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from 2578 pairs of Chinese children and parents in five cities from December 2018 to March 2019. There was an increase in consumptions of processed seafood, nuts and dried fruit/vegetables, and fruit/vegetable juice, but a reduction of consuming puffed and processed meat products, sugar/artificially sweetened beverages and milk tea, and picky eating. These food preferences differentiate between sexes. Picky eating behavior was greatly presented in children of lower educated mothers or heavy-smoking fathers. Children of the lower educated fathers consumed less processed seafood and dairy products, and those of the heavy-smoking fathers consumed more puffed products, but less fruit/vegetable juice, and had greater snack preference. The father’s body mass index(BMI)status was also positively associated with unhealthy behaviors. Those who exercised daily longer showed better eating behaviors, and picky eating and fast-food lovers likely occurred in higher-income families. Our study provides an insight into that fathers being educated for health-conscious advice and physical activity may be the potential strategies to foster their children’s healthy eating patterns. Their efficacy needs to be further investigated.

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Design of a cross-sectional study on physical fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents after burn injury

BMC Pediatrics ◽

10.1186/1471-2431-12-195 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Laurien M Disseldorp ◽

Leonora J Mouton ◽

Tim Takken ◽

Marco Van Brussel ◽

Gerard IJM Beerthuizen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Burn Injury ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Increase in physical activity is associated with lower HbA1c levels in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Results from a cross-sectional study based on the Swedish pediatric diabetes quality registry (SWEDIABKIDS)

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ◽

10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.029 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 105 (1) ◽

pp. 119-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Å. Beraki ◽

A. Magnuson ◽

S. Särnblad ◽

J. Åman ◽

U. Samuelsson

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Type 1 Diabetes ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Quality Registry ◽

Pediatric Diabetes ◽

Hba1c Levels

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Cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: mediation analysis of crosssectional study. [Riesgo cardiometabólico en niños y adolescentes: análisis de mediación de un estudio transversal].

RICYDE Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte ◽

10.5232/ricyde2021.06501 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (65) ◽

pp. 204-220

Author(s):

Noelia González-Gálvez ◽

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Jose Carlos Ribeiro ◽

Jorge Mota ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mean Blood Pressure ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Fitness Level

The aims of this study were a) to assess whether obesity acts as a mediator between i) cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mean blood pressure; and ii) between between physical activity (PA) and mean blodd pressure in children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a 632 children and adolescents. It was measured mean blood pressure, body mass index, fat mass and waist circumference. CRF and PA was assessing with Course Navette test and ActiGraph. The analysis of the mediation was performed using Process macro for SPSS. The results indicate that obesity acts as a partial mediation in the association between CRF and mean blood pressure in 10-12 years old children (z=from -5.81 to -5.40; all p˂0.000). These results indicate that obesity acts as a complete mediator in the association between PA and mean blood pressure in 10-12 years old children (z=from -4.49 to -1.94; all p˂0.000). Our result reinforces the relevance of prevent weight increse and improve cardiorespiratory fitness level since erly age in children and adolescents to prevent high mean blood pressure. Increasing the level of physical activity can influence on obesity and cardiorespiratory fitness.

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Association between exclusively breast fed infant and picky eating behavior in children below five years old: a cross-sectional study

World Nutrition Journal ◽

10.25220/wnj.v03.i1.0012 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Ernestine Vivi Sadeli

Keyword(s):

Eating Behavior ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Causal Effect ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Picky Eating ◽

Breast Fed

Background: Picky eating behaviors are prevalent during childhood and often linked to nutritional problems. Environmental factors play a role in taste and eating preferences, such as genetics, learning experiences, and culture including exclusive breast fed for six months. Nutritional problems deserve special attention for its long term consequences such as malnutrition, stunting, infection, social and cognitive impairment. In Indonesia, 50-60% parents have problems with picky eating behavior with their children.1 Objective: To investigate association between exclusively breast fed infant and picky eating behavior. Method: A cross-sectional study with purposive sampling was performed in 208 children at age below 5th years old in Serang. To assess picky eating behavior, the writer use Children Eating Behavior Questionnaire especially for food fussiness section (CEBQ-FF). Based on WHO recommendation, breast fed infant is infants that receive only breast milk for 6 months as an optimal way of feeding infants. Statistical analysis using chi square with p value < 0.05 considered being significant and odds ratio > 1 considered have causal effect. Result: Among 208 children, there are 123 children (59%) that have picky eating behavior and 43 children of them are exclusively breast fed. There is a relationship between exclusively breast fed infant and picky eating behavior (p=0.037). Exclusively breast fed is protective to picky eating behavior in children below 5th years old (OR= 0.43; CI 95%=0.51-0.6).Exclusive breast fed Picky eatersp valueOR (95% CI)Yes NoYes43470.037 0.43 (0.51-0.6)No8038 Conclusion: From this study, there are 59% children that have picky eating behavior. Exclusively breast fed for six months is protective to picky eating behavior in children below 5th years old, which corresponds well with WHO recommendations.

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Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity Among Primary and Secondary School Students: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of School Health ◽

10.1111/josh.12071 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 83 (9) ◽

pp. 597-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Pascale Morin ◽

Sylvain Turcotte ◽

Gino Perreault

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Primary And Secondary School

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Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents at Altitudes over 3500 Meters: A Cross-Sectional Study in Tibet

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16050686 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 686 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ming-jian Nie ◽

Chao-qun Fan ◽

Rui-zhe Sun ◽

Jing-jing Wang ◽

Qiang Feng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Weight Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Tibetan Plateau ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Body Weight Status ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Weak Negative Correlation

There is a scarcity of studies on the physical activity (PA) of children and adolescents who live at high altitudes. This study aimed to objectively assess PA of children and adolescents living in the Tibet at altitudes over 3500 m and to examine its difference by ethnicity, gender, age/grade, and body weight status groups. A sample of 397 students aged 9–18 years were recruited from 7 schools in Lhasa, Tibet. PA was measured using accelerometers (ActiGraph GT3X) for seven consecutive days and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) was identified using the Evenson (2008) cut-points. Participant MVPA was 62.3 min/day, with 65.5 min/day during weekdays and 54.1 min/day on weekends. Indigenous Tibetans were more active than Hans, and boys had more MVPA than girls. Age had a significantly weak negative correlation with MVPA. There was no significant difference in MVPA between the non-overweight and overweight/obese groups. Overall, only 9.1% (13.8% in boys and 4.5% in girls) accumulated at least 60 min of MVPA per day. Compared to their counterparts in other regions, the daily MVPA of children and adolescents living on the Tibetan Plateau at altitudes over 3500 m was relatively high. However, the proportion of meeting the WHO’s PA recommendations was extremely low.

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