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KMID : 1134820090380111543
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2009 Volume.38 No. 11 p.1543 ~ p.1550
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Comparative Study on Eating Habits, Dietary Intake Patterns, and Nutrient Intakes Between Elementary School Children With and Without Atopic Dermatitis
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Park Nam-Suk
Jeon Eu-Sun
Kim Young-Nam
Cho Kyung-Dong
Baek Ok-Hee
Lee Bog-Hieu
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to examine and compare the eating habits, dietary intake patterns and nutrient intake status of children with and without atopic dermatitis by questionnaire during July, 2008. A total 388 subjects of 5th and 6th grade elementary school children (AG: atopic group, n=65, NG: non-atopic group, n=323) in Seoul and Ulsan areas participated in this study. The questionnaire included general characteristics, dietary habits, and atopy-related food frequency. One-day 24 hour recall was collected to estimate nutrient intakes of the subjects. The data were analyzed by Chi-square test for food frequency analysis and by t-test for nutrient intakes. Atopy-related foods included milk, buckwheat, beef, pork, chicken, crab, egg, mackerel, peach, and tomato. From the findings, AG had a more irregular eating habit than NG (p＜0.05). In case of food frequency, AG tended to consume more atopy-related foods than NG (p＞0.05). The nutrient intakes of AG were significantly lower than those of NG (p＜0.05), but only intake of animal iron in AG was higher than NG (p＜0.05). NG consumed more protein than AG (p＜0.05). Although milk was a noted hypersensitive allergic food, frequency and the amount of milk intake were not significantly different between two groups. In conclusion, atopic children had eaten more atopy-related foods and less nutrient intakes. Therefore, it is necessary to educate on good nutrition and guide atopic children and their parents.
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KEYWORD
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atopic dermatitis, eating habits, food frequency, nutrient intakes, atopy-related foods
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