Comparison of Nutritional Status of the Daejeon Metropolitan Citizens by Frequency of Eating Out

Suh, Yoonsuk; Kang, Jihyun; Kim, Hansook; Chung, Young Jin

doi:10.4163/kjn.2010.43.2.171

Korean J Nutr. 2010 Apr;43(2):171-180. Korean.
Published online Apr 29, 2010.
https://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2010.43.2.171

Original Article

Comparison of Nutritional Status of the Daejeon Metropolitan Citizens by Frequency of Eating Out

Yoonsuk Suh, Jihyun Kang, Hansook Kim and Young Jin Chung

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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Chngnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
To whom correspondence should be addressed. (Email: yjchung@cnu.ac.kr )

Received October 09, 2009; Revised November 25, 2009; Accepted March 02, 2010.

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the health and nutritional status of the adults according to frequency of eating out. One day food intake data were collected by 24 hr recall dietary survey and body size, blood pressure and some blood lipids and other constituents were measured on 137 Daejeon metropolitan citizens 20 yrs old and above who visited Chungnam National University Hospital for physical examination during the period of December 6, to December 15, 2008. The frequency of eating out were categorized into four levels: less than once a week, once a week, 2-3 times a week, 4 times a week and above. Body mass Index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood lipid, blood glucose, GPT and GOT did not showed any significant difference according to the frequency of eating out of the subjects. Though, systolic blood pressures and serum levels of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol showed a little tendency to be high in the subjects eating out 2-3 times a week. In the contrary, serum triglyceride level tended to be low in the same group. The subjects eating out 4 times a week and over took more total protein, animal protein, animal fat, phosphorus and vitamin B₂ than any other group. Also protein energy ratio was the highest in the group eating out 4 times a week and above and they took more animal food group, other food group, beverages · teas and alcohols than other groups eating out. These results showed that higher frequency of eating out leads to higher intake of protein, fat, phosphorus, animal food groups and other food groups (oils, beverages, seasonings) and to lower intake of vitamin C and plant food groups. It, thus, suggested that the strategy for restaurant business is required to provide the menu substituted animal food by more plant food.

Keywords

eating out frequency; nutritional status; Daejeon metropolitan city; adult; blood parameters; food and nutrient intake

Figures

Fig. 1
Percent distribution of the subjects according to the frequency of eating out in the subgroups categorized by the cut off points of BMI and blood lipids. □Less than once a week, ▒Once a week, ▓2-3 times a week, █4 times a week and more. None of these variables did not show any significant difference in the distribution of the subjects according to eating out frequency within the groups categorized by the cut off point.

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Tables

Table 1
The general characteristics of the subjects according to the frequency of eating out

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Table 2
Frequency of eating out by age group of the subjects

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Table 3
Anthropometric characteristics of the subjects according to the frequency of eating out

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Table 4
Blood pressure and concentration of blood parameters of the subjects according to the frequency of eating out

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Table 5
Mean daily nutrients intake of the subjects by frequency of eating out

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Table 6
Distribution of the subjects with nutrients intakes less than EAR(or AI)by frequency of eating out

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Table 7
Mean daily intake of food groups by frequency of eating out

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Notes

This study was supported by the Daejeon metropolitan city and Ministry of public administration and security.

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