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Changes in quality of diet among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2021

Title
Changes in quality of diet among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2021
Authors
LEE, KYUNGWON
Issue Date
2024
Department/Major
임상바이오헬스대학원 임상영양학전공
Keywords
COVID-19, adolescent, KHEI
Publisher
이화여자대학교 임상바이오헬스대학원
Degree
Master
Advisors
정승연
Abstract
Substantial evidence is accumulating that large-scale anti-pandemic policies related to COVID-19 may disrupt eating habits. Adequate nutrient intake is important during adolescence when children experience rapid growth and sexual maturation. However, there is a lack of research on changes in adolescents' overall dietary quality due to COVID-19. The present study analyzed nationally representative cross-sectional data of 3,785 Korean adolescents aged 12 to 18 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2021). Overall diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI). Mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) in the KHEI and key dietary factors between pre-pandemic (2016-2019) and post-pandemic (2020-2021) were calculated to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 on adolescents’ diet. There was no change in the overall diet quality of adolescents during the pandemic, compared to the pre-pandemic period (mean difference pandemic vs prepandemic, -1.496; 95% CI: -3.41, 0.41), whereas a significant decrease was observed in several dietary factors such as breakfasts frequencies, and intakes of saturated fatty acid, sodium, carbohydrate, and energy. Interestingly, there was a suggestion of U-shape of diet changes over the time-course of pandemic. The mean of KHEI (95% CI) decreased from 60.164 (59.14, 61.18) in pre-pandemic (2016-2019) to 57.005 (54.64, 59.37) in the first pandemic (2020) and increased to 60.445 (58.37, 62.52) in the second pandemic (2021). Furthermore, in stratified analyses, the greater decrease in KHEI was found among those with higher household income (P-interaction =0.036) and urban residents (P-interaction =0.029), compared to their counterparts, respectively. In this national representative study of Korean adolescents, there was a suggestion of modest change in diets during the pandemic, compared to the pre-pandemic period. Long-term impact of diet changes during the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents’ health needs to be determined. ;COVID-19 대유행 관련된 대규모 방역 정책이 식생활에 미치는 영향에 대한 현실적인 증거가 늘고 있습니다. 청소년기에는 성장과 성적 성숙이 빠르게 일어나므로 올바른 영양 섭취가 중요합니다. 그러나 COVID-19로 인한 청소년의 식생활 변화에 대한 연구가 부족한 실정입니다. 본 연구에서는 국민건강영양조사 (2013-2021)에서 12~18세 대한민국 청소년 3,785명을 대상으로 단면 자료를 분석하였습니다. 전반적인 식단의 질은 대한민국 식생활평가지수 (KHEI)를 사용하여 평가하였습니다. COVID-19가 청소년의 식생활에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 팬데믹 이전(2013-2019)과 팬데믹 이후(2020-2021)의 KHEI와 주요 식이의 평균 차이와 95% 신뢰구간 (95% CI)을 확인하였습니다. 팬데믹 기간 동안 청소년의 전반적인 식단 질은 팬데믹 이전 기간과 비교하여 변화가 없었지만 (mean difference pandemic vs prepandemic, -1.496; 95% CI: -3.41, 0.41), 아침 식사 빈도, 포화지방산, 나트륨, 탄수화물, 그리고 총 에너지 등 여러 식이 요소에서 상당한 감소가 관찰되었습니다. 흥미로운 점은 팬데믹 기간동안 식이 변화가 U자 모양을 띠었습니다. KHEI 평균 (95% CI)은 팬데믹 이전(2016-2019) 60.154(59.14, 61.18)에서 1차 팬데믹(2020)에서는 57.005(54.64, 59.37)로 감소하였고, 2차 팬데믹(2020)에는 60.445(58.37, 62.52)로 증가하였습니다. 또한 계층화 분석에서는 가구소득이 높을수록 (P-interaction =0.036) 도시 거주자일수록 (P-interaction =0.029) KHEI가 크게 감소하였습니다. 이번 연구는 한국 청소년을 대상으로 하여 COVID-19 팬데믹 기간 동안 식단의 질에 일부 변화가 있음을 관찰한 것으로, 이러한 변화가 청소년의 건강에 미치는 장기적인 영향을 파악하는 것이 필요합니다.
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