Factors associated with skipping breakfast among Inner Mongolia Medical students in China

BMC Public Health

Ying Yang³  QingZhang³  Gaimei Li²  Yuki Eshita¹  Yanyan Wu³  Jiang Bian³  Yan Wu³  Zhiyue Liu³  He Yi³  Juan Sun³ 

[1] Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan;Inner Mongolia Normal University Institute of Media, Inner Mongolia Minority Autonomous Region, China;Inner Mongolia Medical College, Inner Mongolia Minority Autonomous Region, China

关键词: Prevalence;    Medical students;    Behavior;    Breakfast;   

Others  :  1162637
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-42

 received in 2012-04-06, accepted in 2013-01-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Few studies on the breakfast consumption habits of medical students in China have been carried out. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of skipping breakfast and factors associated with skipping breakfast among medical students in Inner Mongolia of China, and to assist in the design of interventions to improve breakfast consumption habits of medical college students in this region.

Methods

From December 2010 to January 2011 a cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical students in the Inner Mongolia Medical College using a self-administered questionnaire. The prevalence of skipping breakfast in relation to lifestyle habits was described and factors associated with breakfast consumption were identified using multiple logistic regression analysis.

Results

The overall prevalence of skipping breakfast was 41.7% and 23.5% for males and females, respectively. The Faculty of Medicine Information Management had the highest breakfast skipping prevalence. Logistic regression models found that the main factors associated with breakfast consumption habits among medical students were gender, class years of education, monthly expenses, faculty, appetite, sleeping quality, and the learning process; monthly expenses, sleeping quality, and the learning process showed a dose-dependent relationship.

Conclusions

Breakfast consumption was associated with many factors, most importantly monthly expenses, sleeping quality and the learning process. The prevalence of skipping breakfast is significantly higher compared recently reported figures for medical students in western countries and other areas of China. Improvement of breakfast education should be considered for students in which higher monthly expenses, poor sleeping quality, or a laborious learning process have been identified.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Sun et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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