In-school Snacking, Breakfast Consumption, and Sleeping Patterns of Normal and Overweight Iranian High School Girls: A Study in Urban and Rural Areas in Guilan, Iran

Autor/inn/en	Maddah, Mohsen; Rashidi, Arash; Mohammadpour, Behnoush; Vafa, Reza; Karandish, Majid
Titel	In-school Snacking, Breakfast Consumption, and Sleeping Patterns of Normal and Overweight Iranian High School Girls: A Study in Urban and Rural Areas in Guilan, Iran
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 41 (2009) 1, S.27-31 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2008.03.115
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Females; Incidence; Rural Urban Differences; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Eating Habits; Sleep; Body Weight; High School Students; Correlation; Questionnaires; Body Height; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Vorkommen; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Schlaf; Körpergewicht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Körpergröße
Abstract	Objective: To investigate the relationship of snacking during school hours, sleep time, and breakfast consumption by weight status of Iranian high school girls in urban and rural areas in Guilan Province, Iran. Design: Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire and measure of body weight and height. Setting: High schools in urban and rural areas in Guilan Province, northern Iran. Participants: Representative sample of 2302 school girls (1106 in Rasht City and 1196 in rural areas) selected by multistage cluster sampling. Main Outcome Measures: Breakfast skipping, snacking habits at school, sleep habits, body weight, and height. Analysis: Differences in the frequency of the measured variables between the urban and rural girls and overweight and normal weight girls were tested using the chi-square test, P less than .05. Results: Prevalence of obesity was significantly (P less than .05) lower in urban areas (4.1%) than in rural areas (5.2%). Prevalence of overweight was significantly higher in those who usually skipped breakfast (P less than .001). Consumption of food items of low nutrient density as snacks during the school day was common in this population, especially in rural areas. Conclusion and Implications: The school environment may contribute to the high prevalence of overweight/obesity observed among Iranian adolescent females. Students should be encouraged to eat breakfast and choose nutritious snacks during the school day. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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