Lee So-Jung, Han Mi Ah, Park Jong, Ryu So Yeon
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Department of Nutritional Management Service Team, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Nutr Res Pract. 2023 Apr;17(2):297-306. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.2.297. Epub 2022 Sep 21.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of diabetes has continued to increase globally. Changes in eating habits, lack of exercise, increased stress, and aging are major contributors. Glycemic control is the key strategy of diabetes management. The purpose of this study was to analyze the utilization of nutrition labels and related factors among patients with diabetes.
MATERIALS/METHODS: Data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. General, health-related, diabetes-related characteristics from 1,587 adults with diabetes history were included. Nutrition label utilization was assessed with awareness and use of nutrition labels and effects on food choice. For statistical analyses, chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed.
The prevalence of awareness, use, and effects of nutrition labels on food choice among diabetic patients were 48.8%, 11.4%, and 9.6%, respectively. High monthly income, walking frequency, family history of diabetes, younger age at diagnosis, and shorter duration of diabetes were associated with higher nutrition label awareness. Nutrition label use and effect on food choice were higher in women, those with high monthly income, those diagnosed at younger than 45 yrs, those with diabetes for less than 10 yrs, those with meal therapy, or patients who had undergone a fundus examination.
Nutrition label utilization status was low in Korean patients with diabetes. Strategies are needed to promote nutrition label use as a diet management tool for patients with diabetes.
背景/目的：全球糖尿病患病率持续上升。饮食习惯改变、缺乏运动、压力增加和老龄化是主要原因。血糖控制是糖尿病管理的关键策略。本研究旨在分析糖尿病患者对营养标签的使用情况及相关因素。
材料/方法：使用韩国第七次全国健康与营养检查调查的数据。纳入了1587名有糖尿病史的成年人的一般、健康相关及糖尿病相关特征。通过对营养标签的知晓度、使用情况以及对食物选择的影响来评估营养标签的使用。进行了卡方检验和多元逻辑回归分析。
糖尿病患者对营养标签的知晓率、使用率以及营养标签对食物选择的影响率分别为48.8%、11.4%和9.6%。月收入高、步行频率高、有糖尿病家族史、诊断时年龄较小以及糖尿病病程较短与较高的营养标签知晓度相关。女性、月收入高、45岁以下确诊、糖尿病病程小于10年、采用饮食疗法或接受过眼底检查的患者，其营养标签的使用及对食物选择的影响更高。
韩国糖尿病患者的营养标签使用状况较低。需要采取策略来促进营养标签作为糖尿病患者饮食管理工具的使用。
