Influence of Computer Use Hours on Physical Development, Dietary Patterns, and Nutritional Status of Higher Grade Elementary School Children
The Korean Journal of Nutrition
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: 165-173, 2008.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
This study was intended to investigate whether the computer use hours affect physical development, dietary habits, and nutritional status or not. One hundred and ninety elementary school students from Gyeonggi province and Seoul were selected and surveyed during December, 2006. Participants were divided into 2 groups long-time computer user (> or = 2 hrs./day) and short-time computer user (< 2hrs./day). The survey included the questionnaires and anthropometric measurement. A dietary survey was conducted by using 24-hour recall method. The most of long-time computer user accessed computer more often than those of short-time computer user weekly bases. The purpose of the computer use was for the computer game (p < 0.05). Most participants accessed computer after the school at night and at their home. The longer the computer use, the more the body weight and %RBW (p < 0.05). Dietary habits score of long-time computer user (34.5 points) was lower than that of short-time computer user (38.0 points) (p < 0.001). The long-time computer user consumed more fatty foods, instant foods, and sugary foods. In case of dietary habit changes incurred by computer use, the long-time computer user had inferior dietary habits skipping meals, meal size, appetite, eating speed, weight, exercise, and sleeping trouble (p < 0.05). The long-time computer user consumed less calories than the short-time computer user (p < 0.05). Also, the long-time computer user tended to have lower intakes of vitamin C, Ca, and dietary fiber without significance. From the findings, the longer use of computer by the elementary school children negatively affects their physical development, dietary habits and nutritional status.
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Apetite
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Ácido Ascórbico
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Peso Corporal
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Fibras na Dieta
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Estado Nutricional
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Ingestão de Alimentos
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Refeições
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Nutrition
Ano de publicação:
2008
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