[Nutrition, physical activity and substance use in children and adolescents Representative results of the federal state module Thuringia in KiGGS wave 1]
The term health behaviour combines both health promoting and health risk components. In this study, the health behaviour of children and adolescents in Thuringia is analysed. The database was a representative subsample of the federal state module Thuringia, which was conducted by the Robert Koch Institute as part of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) wave 1 (2010 2012; n 4,096; 3 17 years) Health behaviour was described based on nine indicators: fruit and vegetable consumption, soft drink consumption, breakfast at home, physical activity, sport, swimming ability, alcohol consumption, smoking and water pipe consumption (shisha smoking) Prevalence and mean values with 95 confidence intervals were reported, and based on logistic or linear regression, the significance of the group differences was examined. The results show that 43.4 of children and adolescents in Thuringia ate fruits and vegetables daily, 44.5 consumed soft drinks less than once a week, and 67.9 had breakfast at home every weekday. In addition, 31.0 of children and adolescents in Thuringia were physically active at least 60 min a day, 69.8 did sports for at least 2 h a week, and 81.5 can swim. Additionally, 15.9 of adolescents in Thuringia had hazardous alcohol consumption, 14.4 currently smoked, and 20.0 smoked a water pipe. Differences existed with regard to gender, age, socio economic status (SES) of the family and residence (urban/rural) In summary, many of the children and adolescents in Thuringia demonstrate relatively positive health behaviour. However, the results also indicate groups at higher risk of unhealthy behaviour, such as children and adolescents from families with low SES.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz