Association between diet quality and type of meal companion: the 2013-2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

A meal companion is an important social determinant of eating behaviors and is related to what and how much a person will eat within the social context. This study examined the difference in diet quality according to the type of dining companion.

Subjects/methods

This study included 15,074 adults (6,180 men and 8,894 women, ≥ 19 years) who participated in the 6th (2013-2015) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) scores were calculated using the food frequency questionnaire data. Survey multivariate linear regression analysis was used to assess the association of dining companions (ordinary type, eating with family members, eating alone, and eating with others) and the total and component scores of KHE

SUBMITTER: Yoon YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232196 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature