| Summary: | 碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 護理學系碩士班 === 107 === Purpose:
The purpose of the study is to understand the excessive intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in female adolescences, as well as the influencing determinants and the effects on physical indicators.
Method:
This is a crossover investigation study with convenience sampling. The participants investigated in this study were tenth grader come from a female senior high school in Hualien City. There were two phases needed to be done to complete the study. First phase was a survey on demographic data and self-reported level of SSBs consumption, including a knowledge and attitude scale towards SSBs. The second phase was the physical indicators check. Besides body weight (BW), blood pressure (BP), blood sugar (BS), tri-glyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were obtained through blood withdrawal and laboratory exam. "Excessive intake of SSBs" was defined in this study as "the amount of added sugar from SSBs exceeds 5% of the total calorie intake". Data were presented as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. T-test, ANOVA and Chi-Square were applied for data analysis.
Results:
The number of valid samples completed and measured was 142, of which 54 (38%) were distinguished as excessive consumption of SSBs, and were compared with the rest of the subjects as non-excessive group. There were significant differences in attitude toward SSBs. As to the physical indicators, including BW, BMI, SBP, DBP, fasting BS, TG, and HDL-C, both groups showed no significant difference. However, subjects with obesity have higher SBP, DBP and TG, lower HDL-C than those with normal weight (p < .01).
Conclusion:
The subjects of this study have a 80% awareness of SSBs. Otherwise, those who have a positive attitude toward SSBs have no excessive consumption of SSBs, but there is no significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude.
Even though SSBs is one of the main source of added sugar, other sugary products (such as cake, cookie, etc.) could also be culprits for excessive consumption. In addition, the amount of exercise for adolescents is the key to the conversion of excessive intake of added sugar, but our study only generally regarded subjects as mild-amount exercisers based on Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) category. However, individualized protocol for calculating daily intake of calories and sugary dietary is our suggestion for future study.
Among the subjects in this study, some biochemical indicators of obesity have been different. Based on the health of students, school units should intervene as soon as possible, and if necessary, encourage medical institutions to obtain health consultation and long-term tracking and monitoring.
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