Eating habits and weight status in Finnish adolescents

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ID15092011
AutoresJannina Viljakainen (0000-0002-0542-0536, University of Helsinki), Rejane A O Figueiredo (0000-0002-0688-990X, University of Helsinki), Heli T Viljakainen (0000-0002-7486-3437, University of Helsinki), Heli Viljakainen, E Röös (0000-0003-3521-6517, University of Helsinki), Elizabeth Weiderpa (0000-0003-2237-0128, University of Helsinki), Elisabete Weiderpass, Trine B Rounge (0000-0003-2677-2722, University of Helsinki, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume22
Fascículo14
Páginas2617-2624
Data de publicação2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980019001447
PMID31221237
OpenAlexW2950800315
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas39

Objective: To investigate the association between eating habits and weight status in adolescents in Finland. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: The Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) study is a cohort study conducted in adolescents attending third to sixth grade in 496 schools in forty-four municipalities in Southern, Middle and Northern Finland in 2011–2014. Participants: Analyses included 10 569 adolescents from the Fin-HIT study aged 9–14 years (5005 boys and 5564 girls). Adolescents were categorized by their eating habits: healthy eaters (44·1 %; n 4661), unhealthy eaters (12·3 %; n 1298), and fruit and vegetable avoiders (43·6 %; n 4610); and they were grouped into weight status: underweight (11·1 %), normal weight (73·6 %) and excess weight (15·3 %). Results: We found an increased risk of underweight in fruit and vegetable avoiders (OR = 1·28; 95 % CI 1·12, 1·46). An irregular breakfast pattern showed an inverse association with underweight (OR = 0·70; 95 % CI 0·59, 0·84) and an increased risk of excess weight (OR = 1·56; 95 % CI 1·37, 1·77) compared with a regular breakfast pattern. An irregular dinner pattern was inversely associated with underweight (OR = 0·83; 95 % CI 0·69, 0·99) compared with a regular dinner pattern. Conclusions: Avoiding fruits and vegetables and following irregular breakfast and dinner patterns were associated with underweight and excess weight in adolescents

Excess weight · Normal weight · Obesity · Overweight · Underweight · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pediatrics