Effects of parents on primary and secondary school students' breakfast behaviors in four cities in China
Ding, C.; Guo, H.; Gong, W.; Luan, D.; Liu, W.; Wu, X.; Li, X.; Liu, A.
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 45(6): 915-920
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-8020 PMID: 29903073 Document Number: 691392
To study the effects of parents on primary and secondary school students' breakfast behaviors in four cities in China. A stratified random cluster sampling method was used to recruit subjects. A total of 10 545 primary and secondary students and their parents were selected from Shenyang, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu. A questionnaire survey was used to collect information about frequency and nutrition quality of their breakfast. Primary and secondary school students' breakfast behaviors were positively correlated with their parents'. Compared with not eating breakfast, the OR( 95% CI) values of parents eating 1 to 3 times, 4 to 6 times and 7 times breakfast a week were 2. 917( 1. 856-4. 585), 4. 323( 3. 010-6. 208) and 5. 829( 4. 317-7. 870), respectively. Compared with poor nutrition quality, the OR( 95% CI)values of adequate and good nutrition quality of parents' breakfast were 1. 875( 1. 542-2. 280) and 6. 372( 5. 270-7. 704). The higher the educational level of parents, the more likely students did not eat breakfast, but the more adequate nutrition quality of breakfast. Parents' breakfast behaviors greatly influence on the students'. Interventions should be taken against the different educational levels of parents.