保育園児(3〜5歳)の生活リズムと食生活の実態

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In order to assess the daily life pattern and dietary habits among nursery school children, a cross-sectional survey by questionnaire was carried out in autumn 2004, in Kurume City in northern Kyushu. The subjects were all the children who were aged 3 to 5 years at the end of March, 2004 (3,181 in number) in all the 47 nursery schools in the city. The response rate was 82%. Usable data were obtained from 2,542 subjects. Of these; 50% went to bed at 22 : 00 hours or later; 12% skipped their breakfast once a week or more ; 60% preferred a Japanese-style breakfast with boiled rice, while 30% a Western-style breakfast with bread, and the other 10% a single-item meal such as sweet bread or beverage. The variety of vegetables eaten at breakfast and dinner was limited: 36% ate 0〜2 kinds in both these meals at home. Statistically significant associations were found between skipping breakfast and the following life-style indices; late bedtime, eating evening-time snacks, late rising time, eating breakfast without adult attendance, and breakfast consisting of a single food item. Eighty per cent of the subjects reported daily defecation. This survey found no statistical difference with age in most of the life-style indices investigated.
2005-07-01