| Summary: | 碩士 === 亞洲大學 === 生物資訊與醫學工程學系碩士在職專班 === 105 === The purpose of the study is to review the relationships to the teenagers’ awareness of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), dietary habits and exercise habits among junior high school students from various social backgrounds. Using questionnaires with random samplings toward junior high school students from the 7th to 9th grade, 362 questionnaires were issued, 342 valid samples and the effective response rate was 94.5%.
This study shows several results:
1.Students’ awareness of T2DM from Nantou County, Taiwan is generally good while dietary habits and exercise habits still need to be developed effectively.
2.Genders, grades of students, weekly arrangeable pocket money, and family history show significant difference in teenagers’ awareness of T2DM. First, the result reveals that girls’ awareness of T2DM is higher than boys’; meanwhile girls in high grades show more awareness of T2DM than those in low ones. Second, students who have more weekly arrangeable pocket money show less awareness of T2DM. Third, students from the diabetic families lead to higher awareness of T2DM.
3.On the subject of dietary habits, genders and mother’s educational attainment show significant difference. According to the study, girls care more about dietary habits than boys do. Also, the study reveals that participants’ parents, especially mothers, with higher educational level is associated with better dietary habits.
4.On the subject of exercise habits, gender is one of the essential factors to the significant difference in the awareness of T2DM. It is clear to see boys pay more attention to exercises and sports compared with girls.
5.Dietary habits show significant positive impacts on teenagers’ awareness of T2DM and exercise habits.
Hopefully, the findings of this study would serve as guides to teenagers’ health education policy and promotion.
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