Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Appetite. 2010 Aug;55(1):11-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.03.002. Epub 2010 Mar 6.
To examine the association of adolescents' snack and soft drink consumption with friendship group snack and soft drink consumption, availability of snacks and soft drinks at school, and personal characteristics, snack and soft drink consumption was assessed in 749 adolescents (398 girls, 351 boys, age 12.4-17.6 years), and their friends, and snack and soft drink availability at schools was measured. In regression analysis, consumption by friends, snack and soft drink availability within school, and personal characteristics (age, gender, education level, body mass index) were examined as determinants of snack and drink consumption. Snack and soft drink consumption was higher in boys, soft drink consumption was higher in lower educated adolescents, and snack consumption was higher in adolescents with a lower body weight. Peer group snack and soft drink consumption were associated with individual intake, particularly when availability in the canteen and vending machines was high. The association between individual and peer snack consumption was strong in boys, adolescents with a lower education level, and adolescents with lower body weights. Our study shows that individual snack and soft drink consumption is associated with specific combinations of consumption by peers, availability at school, and personal characteristics.
为了研究青少年的零食和软饮料消费与朋友群体的零食和软饮料消费、学校提供的零食和软饮料以及个人特征之间的关系，我们对 749 名青少年（398 名女孩，351 名男孩，年龄 12.4-17.6 岁）及其朋友进行了零食和软饮料消费评估，并测量了学校内的零食和软饮料供应情况。在回归分析中，我们考察了朋友的消费、学校内的零食和软饮料供应情况以及个人特征（年龄、性别、教育程度、体重指数）对零食和饮料消费的决定因素。男孩的零食和软饮料消费较高，受教育程度较低的青少年软饮料消费较高，体重较低的青少年零食消费较高。同伴的零食和软饮料消费与个体摄入有关，尤其是当食堂和自动售货机供应充足时。个体和同伴零食消费之间的关联在男孩、受教育程度较低的青少年和体重较低的青少年中较强。我们的研究表明，个体的零食和软饮料消费与同伴消费的特定组合、学校供应情况以及个人特征有关。
