Analysis of the status and influencing factors of delivery food consumption in Wuhan college students

Abstract

Objective To explore the current situation of college students’ delivery food consumption and the related factors, and to provide reference for healthy eating behaviors among college students.

Methods A random cluster sampling was used to select 2 597 student sample of various majors and grades of Wuhan University of Science and Technology. The self-made questionnaire was used to investigate the frequency and causes of college students ordering delivery food, as well as the status of nutrition knowledge, attitude and behavior. The Zung Depression Self-rating Scale (SDS) was adopted to measure the mental health status of the students, and height and weight were measured by a unified height and weight scale. Finally, the influencing factors mentioned above and consumption frequency of delivery food was analyzed.

Results Among the college students, 60.0% reported the habit of ordering delivery food; As for the frequency of delivery food consumption, boys were singnificantly higher than girls ( OR = 1.38), students of first ( OR = 0.48) and third grade ( OR = 0.61) were lower than that of fourth grade, the medicine major’s frequency was lower than the science and engineering major’s ( OR = 0.57), and the art major’s was higher than the science and engineering’s ( OR = 1.94) ; The frequency of students who had received relevant health education was lower than the unreceived students ’ ( OR = 0.70) ; Students who had better performance in the nutrition learning attitude, and those who had healthier eatting habits ( OR = 0.62, 0.49); Students who saving reckoned delivery food as convenient, time and tasty ( OR = 4.77, 4.82, 2.85); Howver, students’ BMI, the score of depression scale, nutritional knowledge score, knowledge and practical attitude, diet structure score, food packaging, price and nutritional factors showed no significant effect on the frequency of delivery food consumption ( P>0.05) .

Conclusion It is common for college students to order delivery food. gender, grade, major, nutrition and health education background, nutritional attitude, eating habits and convenient, time-saving, tasty nature of fast food are the factors influencing the frequency of delivery food consumption.

Abstract

【摘要】目的了解大学生外卖食品消费现状和相关影响因素，为选择健康的就餐方式提供方法和依据。 方法通 过随机整群抽样选取武汉科技大学各专业2 597名学生，采用自制问卷调査大学生点外卖的频率和原因，以及营养知识、 态度和行为状况，采用Zung式抑郁自评量表（Depression Self-rating Scale，SDS)测量学生的心理健康状态，采用全国青少年 体检统一的杠杆式身髙体重计测量身髙和体重，采用Logistic回归分析外卖频率的影响因素。 结果在校大学生中60.0% 平时有点外卖习惯；外卖食品消费倾向男生髙于女生（ OR = 1.38)，一年级（ OR = 0.48)和三年级（ OR = 0.61)学生低于四年 级，医学专业低于理工科（ OR = 0.57)，而艺术类髙于理工科（ OR =1.94)，接受过相关健康教育的学生比未接受过的低（ OR = 0.70) ( P值均<0.01);营养学习态度、饮食习惯越好的学生，外卖食品消费频率越低（ OR值分别为0.62，0.49， P值均< 0.01);关注外卖方便、省时间、味道因素的大学生外卖食品消费频率更髙（ OR值分别为4.77，4.82，2.85，P值均<0.01);而 学生体质量指数（BMI)、抑郁量表得分、营养知识水平、营养认知态度和实践态度、膳食结构得分，外卖包装、价格和营养因 素对外卖食品消费频率的影响无统计学意义（ P值均>0.05)。 结论大学生外卖食品消费已是普遍现象，学生的性别、年 级、专业、营养健康教育背景、营养态度、饮食习惯和外卖的方便、省时间、味道因素是外卖消费的影响因素。