Youngmee Lee; Wookyoun Cho; Yujin Oh

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Comparison of Eating Behavior between Commensality and Solo-eating of University Students by BMI: Youngmee Lee, Wookyoun Cho, Yujin Oh; Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2012;17(3):280-289.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.3.280
Published online: June 30, 2012

Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyungwon Campus at Gacheon University, Seongnam, Korea.

¹Nutrition and Health Service Team, Korea Health Promotion Foundation, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yujin Oh, Nutrition and Health service team, Korea Health Promotion Foundation, 11-13, Yeouido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-868, Korea. Tel: (02) 3781-3541, Fax: (02) 3781-3579, oyujin@khealth.or.kr

• Received: March 15, 2012 • Revised: April 25, 2012 • Accepted: May 8, 2012

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The objective of this research was to explore the influences of 'having a meal with someone' on individuals' eating pattern. Eating is not a simple matter of energy intake but also serves to anchor daily routines being cultivated by people and society. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional eating behavior survey of university students (N = 893, 380 men, 513 women) aged 20 to 24 years. Results were analyzed and presented as frequencies, means and χ²-test with SPSS 14.0. Differences in dietary habits by commensality and solo-eating were observed; Students who ate alone, spent 15 min for a meal and ate convenience food items when they didn't feel hungry. Compared to students who ate alone, those who ate together with someone spent 30 min for a meal and ate more amount of food. Eighty percent of respondents ate more various menus in commensality than solo-eating. They felt lonely when they ate alone and preferred to eat together. In conclusion, university students start to decide and select their own meals by themselves after junior and high school food services which are fixed with regard to menu and the amount. Dietary habits of Koreans rapidly changed concomitant with social changes over the past half century. Governments and health experts recognize that unbalanced meals cause lifestyle-related diseases, in particular obesity. Our research findings will contribute to more comprehensive efficient nutrition education programs in order to prevent obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases in early stages of adulthood.
Keywords: commensality eating; solo eating; food behavior; university students; BMI

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant (NRF-2011-B00003).

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Table 1

General characteristics of subjects

1) N (%)

Table 2

Comparison of food behavior of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 3

Meal amount of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 4

Duration meal time of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 5

The reasons of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 6

Self-recognized problems of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

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Comparison of Eating Behavior between Commensality and Solo-eating of University Students by BMI

Korean J Community Nutr. 2012;17(3):280-289. Published online June 30, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.3.280

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Comparison of Eating Behavior between Commensality and Solo-eating of University Students by BMI

Table 1

General characteristics of subjects

1) N (%)

Table 2

Comparison of food behavior of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 3

Meal amount of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 4

Duration meal time of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 5

The reasons of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 6

Self-recognized problems of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 1 General characteristics of subjects

1) N (%)

Table 2 Comparison of food behavior of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 3 Meal amount of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 4 Duration meal time of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 5 The reasons of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test

Table 6 Self-recognized problems of commensality and sole eating by BMI

1) N (%)

2) Measured by χ²-test