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Eating behavior and hypertension in Chinese
Juan Xia1, Chun Yang2, Sheng Ge3
1Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|September 29, 2021
Summary
The Chinese Sakata's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (SEBQ) is a reliable tool for identifying obesity. Eating behaviors influence hypertension, with obesity mediating this relationship.
Area of Science:
- Psychometrics
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The Sakata's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (SEBQ) assesses eating behavior distortions and habits.
- Validating the SEBQ in Chinese populations is crucial for understanding local eating patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the Chinese version of the SEBQ, assessing its psychometric properties.
- To investigate the relationship between eating behaviors and hypertension in a Chinese community.
Main Methods:
- Recruited participants from a Shanghai community.
- Administered the 30-item SEBQ to measure eating behaviors.
- Employed Confirmatory Factor Analysis, logistic regression, and mediation analysis.
Main Results:
- The Chinese SEBQ demonstrated good internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.81).
- SEBQ scores predicted general, central, and abdominal obesity.
- Obesity mediated 43.9% of the association between eating behaviors and hypertension.
Conclusions:
- The Chinese SEBQ is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing obesity.
- Obesity plays a significant mediating role in the link between eating behaviors and hypertension.
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