Composite Meal-Related Behaviors and Health Indicators: Insight from Large-Scale Nationwide Data on Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Multidimensional dietary patterns provide a more comprehensive assessment of meal-related behavior than single behaviors, yet evidence on their variation across adulthood and association with health factors relevant to healthy aging is limited. This study examined meal-related behavior pattern distribution by age and identified predictors of unhealthy patterns. Methods: Data from 47,332 adults aged ≥ 18 years in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014-2022) were analyzed. Participants were divided into three age groups: young adults (18-39 years), middle-aged adults (40-64 years), and older adults (≥65 years). Within each age group, participants were further classified into three categories based on their adherence to three key meal-relate

SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472365 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature