A Study on the Association between Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Dietary Factors in Children Aged 3-14 Years in Yan'an City
REN Wenjuan
JIANG Hua
HU Xiao
QU Hui
GAO Chunyan
ZHONG Hongping
LU Rong
MA Ke
HE Jin'e
BAI Jinmei
GAO Wen
LIU Qing
Abstract：l Objective To explore the association between functional gastrointestinal disorders(FGID)and dietary factors in children aged 3-14 years in Yan'an city,and to provide evidence for targeted intervention measures.Methods A total of 124 children aged 3-14 years hospitalized in Yan'an University Affiliated Hospital from December 2023 to December 2024 due to FGID were selected as the study group.Concurrently,248 age-matched healthy children were selected as the control group.General information was collected using a self-made questionnaire.Dietary structure was investigated using the Preschooler's Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire in Northwest China,and dietary behavior was assessed using the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire(CEBQ).Results The proportions of children with non-parental primary caregivers,low-quality dietary patterns,and problematic dietary behaviors were significantly higher in the study group than those of the control group(P＜0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of dietary patterns and dietary behaviors in predicting FGID was 0.854 and 0.719,respectively,and that of the combination was 0.904.Multivariate analysis revealed that having non-parental primary caregivers,low-quality dietary patterns,and problematic dietary behaviors were independent risk factors for FGID(P＜0.05).Conclusion Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children aged 3-14 years in Yan'an city are closely related to dietary factors.Low-quality dietary patterns and problematic dietary behaviors are independent risk factors for FGID.Therefore,it is necessary to strengthen guidance on children's dietary behaviors and promote high-quality dietary patterns to prevent the occurrence of FGID.
Keywords：Functional gastrointestinal disordersDietary factorsChildrenLow-quality dietary patternProblematic dietary behavior
Publication Date：2025-02-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 123-126,136 )