Evaluation of the Nutrition Status of Single Person Households: Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2016-2019

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was performed to compare the dietary behavior of young single-person households (SPHs) and multiple-person households (MPHs) groups. In our analysis, we included 5,664 young adults aged 19-39 years who had participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) from 2016 to 2019. The frequencies of skipping breakfast and eating out were higher in SPHs than in MPHs (P<0.001). The intake of processed foods was higher in SPHs than in MPHs (1,000.0vs 901.3 g/day), while consumption of fruit and other unprocessed food was low. Among processed foods, the intake of prepared meals, beverages, and oils was significantly higher. In addition, regarding nutrients intake per 1,000kcal, low intake of vitamin C and fiber was observed in SPHs compared with the MPHs, whereas fat intake was high in SPHs. This study shows that young SPHs tend to have poorer nutritional behaviors compared to MPHs. These results imply that nutrition education programs based on the data from this study need to be developed to promote better health behaviors among young SPHs. [This research was supported by a grant (21161MFDS064) from Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in 2021]