Status quo of nutrition knowledge and attitudes of freshmen in a medical college and its correlation with physical indicators
TAO Maolong1, LIN Guoji1,ZHANG Zhihong2, YANG Yifei1
1.Department of Basic Medicine, Fuzhou Medical College, Nanchang University, Fuzhou 344000, Jiangxi, China; 2.School of Public Health, Nanchang University; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, Nanchang 330008, Jiangxi, China
Abstract:Objective To learn the scores of nutritional knowledge and attitudes of medical students and their relationship with physical indicators, and explore the influencing factors, so as to provide reference for carrying out nutritional education for medical students. Methods A total of 261 medical students from a university in Jiangxi Province were selected by the overall random sampling method, and the height, weight, waist circumference and other indicators of the students were tested. A self-designed questionnaire was designed to investigate students’ basic information, nutrition knowledge and nutrition attitudes. The scores of nutrition knowledge and attitudes and the influencing factors were statistically analyzed. Results The average scores of nutrition knowledge and nutrition attitudes of student were (86.55±12.20) and (64.97±13.55) respectively. The average nutritional attitude score of the students in the passing group was (65.23±13.42), which was higher than those of the failing group: (51.60±15.13) (t=2.244, P=0.026). The average score of nutrition knowledge in boys was (89.31±11.51), which was higher than that in girls: (83.77±12.28) (t=3.761, P<0.001). There were differences in average scores among different professional groups (F=4.684, P=0.003). There were differences in the scores of average monthly dietary expenditures among different groups (Z=7.280, P=0.026), and among which, the score of 600-1 199 yuan group was higher than that of ≥1 200 yuan group. The average score of nutritional knowledge was positively correlated with waist-hip ratio (r=0.254, P<0.001), while the average score of nutritional attitudes was negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) (r=-0.131, P=0.034). Conclusion The nutritional knowledge of medical students is related to gender, major, monthly dietary expenditure, waist-hip ratio and other factors. The score of nutritional attitudes is generally low and negatively related to BMI.
陶茂珑,林国基,章志红,杨祎菲. 某医学院一年级学生营养知识与态度现状及其与体格指标的相关分析[J]. 中国校医, 2023, 37(7): 492-495.
TAO Maolong, LIN Guoji,ZHANG Zhihong, YANG Yifei. Status quo of nutrition knowledge and attitudes of freshmen in a medical college and its correlation with physical indicators. Chinese Journal of School Doctor, 2023, 37(7): 492-495.