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Gu, Park, and Ryu: Health Behavior Factors Associated with Sugar-sweetened Beverage Intake among Adolescents

Abstract

Objectives

This study was conducted to measure the intake rate of SSBs (sugar sweetened beverages) and examine the relationship between health behavior factors and SSBs intake by adolescents.

Methods

This study used data from the 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, which included 65,528 study participants. SSBs intake frequency was measured by asking respondents if they consumed soda, high-caffeinated beverages, and sugary drinks during the previous week. Type of intake was categorized into three groups according to the number of consumed drinks [SSBs (0): None; SSBs (1–2): 1 or 2 consumed; SSBs (3): 3 consumed]. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine health behaviors that affected SSBs consumption.

Results

Increased SSBs intake was significantly correlated with current smoking (OR=2.4, 95% CI=1.82–3.17), current drinking (OR=2.13, 95% CI=1.82–2.51), sedentary time increase (OR=1.31, 95% CI=1.15–1.49), three days or more physical activity per week (OR=1.12, 95% CI=1.02–1.24), <8 hours sleep (OR=1.6, 95% CI=1.43–1.78), increased internet usage time (OR=1.44, 95% CI=1.25–1.65).

Conclusions

Sugar-sweetened beverages intake by Korean adolescents was associated with health behaviors such as smoking, drinking, sedentary time increase, more physical activity, poor sleeping time, and increased internet use time. Based on these results, it is necessary to recognize the influence of SSBs intake and to intervene to reduce consumption of SSBs.

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Social demography characteristics and sugar sweetened beverage consumption

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Estimated % (%SE)

Table 2

Health behavior characteristics and sugar sweetened beverage consumption

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1) Exercised times directly during physical education

2) Average amount of sleep a week

Estimated % (%SE)

Table 3

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from multinominal logistic regression for the relation between health behavior characteristics and sugar sweetened beverage consumption

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1) Average amount of sleep a week

Adjusted for sex, Type of Grade, Academic Performance, Household Income, Live with family, Weekly allowance, Eating breakfast (≥5 d/week), Fruit consume (≥1 t/day), Vegetable consume (≥3 t/day), Fast-food consume (≥3 d/week), Walking day (≥10 min consecutively), Physical education

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by research fund from Chosun University, 2017.

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