Nutrition and Health Surveillance
Study on breakfast consumption of children aged from 6-17 in China in 2010-2012
Li Li, Titi Yang, Peipei Xu, Wei Cao, Qian Gan, Xiaoqi Hu, Qian Zhang
Published 2017-06-06
Cite as Chin J Prev Med, 2017, 51(6): 523-526. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2017.06.013
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate breakfast status and influencing factors among children aged 6-17 in China in 2010-2012.
MethodsData were collected from China National Nutrition and Health Surveillance in 2010-2012. By using multi-stage stratified sampling and population proportional stratified random sampling method, the research objects were 29 393 children, who aged 6 to 17 y from 150 sites in 31 provinces in mainland China. The information of breakfast frequency and the numbers of breakfast dinning out (in restaurant and at schools) in the past week with seven days were collected by questionnaire; and compared by different ages, genders and areas.
ResultsDuring the past week, 91.1% (26 776/29 393) of the children aged 6 to 17 y had their breakfast daily, and 94.6% (13 457/14 221) of children aged 6 to 11 y was higher than 87.8% (13 319/15 172) of children aged 12 to 17 y, the highest proportion of the children never eat breakfast (0 time in the past week) found in poor rural areas was 3.6% (189/5 261), the ratio of big cities, small-medium cities and normal rural areas was 1.1% (77/7 104), 0.6% (51/8 361), and 0.6% (54/8 667), respectively (P<0.001). The rate of boys and girls ate their breakfast daily in the past week were 91.3% (13 481/14 761), and 90.9% (13 295/14 632), respectively (P>0.05). Totally 42.2% (12 398/29 393) of children ate breakfast outside-home (the restaurant and the school) in the past week, the percentage of children aged 12 to 17 y and poor rural areas was higher, 50.9% (7 722/15 172), and 52.4% (2 756/5 261), respectively (P<0.001). 42.1% (6 208/14 761) boys and 42.3% (6 190/14 632) girls ate their breakfast outside-home (P>0.05). The place of most school-age children eat outside-home was school, the ratio was 32.2% (9 477/29 393).
ConclusionIt was common for school-aged children in China to skip breakfast during their daily lives, especially in poor rural areas and older children, lots of school-aged children ate breakfast outside-home, and most of them ate breakfast in school.
Key words:
Child; Food habits; Cross-sectional studies; Breakfast; Dining out
Contributor Information
Li Li
National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Titi Yang
Peipei Xu
Wei Cao
Qian Gan
Xiaoqi Hu
Qian Zhang
