Lifestyle and socioeconomic correlates of breakfast skipping in Hong Kong primary 4 schoolchildren

Objective: Although breakfast is associated with different benefits, breakfast skipping is increasingly common among children. This study aimed to identify lifestyle and socioeconomic correlates of breakfast skipping in Hong Kong schoolchildren. Methods: 68 606 primary 4 participants of the Department of Health Student Health Service in 1998-2000 reported breakfast habit and other lifestyle characteristics using a standardized questionnaire. Height and weight were measured by trained SHS nurses. Socioeconomic data were reported by parents. In cross-sectional analysis, multivariate logistic regression was used to identify lifestyle and socioeconomic correlates of breakfast skipping. Results: 3 598 subjects (5.2%) usually skipped breakfast. Breakfast skipping was associated with being overweight (Odds ratio = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.46 to 1.73) and obese (2.06, 1.80 to 2.36), and unhealthy dietary habits including more frequent junk food (1.23, 1.14 to 1.33) but less frequent fruit/vegetable (1.23, 1.13 to 1.34) and milk (1.98, 1.80 to 2.16) intake. Breakfast skippers tended to skip lunch, do less extra-curricular physical activity, watch more television and have less educated parents. Conclusions: Breakfast skipping was significantly related to various health-compromising lifestyle characteristics and lower parental education. Breakfast habit can be a potential lifestyle indicator. Education programmes aimed at specific target groups should encourage regular breakfast consumption. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.postprin

Correlates of pro-drinking practices in drinking parents of adolescents in Hong Kong

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Cross-sectional study on parental pro-drinking practices and adolescent alcohol drinking in Hong Kong

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Workplace health promotion: assessing the cardiopulmonary risks of the construction workforce in Hong Kong

Objective Health needs of different employee subgroups within an industry can differ. We report the results of a workplace cardiopulmonary risk assessment targeting workers and support staff in the construction industry. Methods A free worksite-based cardiopulmonary risk assessment for 1,903 workers on infrastructural contracts across Hong Kong was initiated in May 2014. Cardiopulmonary risk screening was performed in 60-minute blocks for approximately 30 workers/block with individualized feedback and lifestyle counseling. Risk profiles stratified by occupational roles are differentiated using the χ2-test for categorical and Student’s t-test for continuous variables. Results Most construction workers and clerks/professionals were male (83.2% and 71.2%, respectively) and Chinese (78.7% and 90.9%, respectively). Construction workers were older (mean: 44.9 years, SD 11.5) and less well-educated (6.1% received tertiary education) than clerks/professionals (35.0 years, 10.7; 72.6% received tertiary education), but more likely to be hypertensive (22.6% vs. 15.4%, p<0.001), overweight/obese (71.7% vs. 56.6%, p<0.001), centrally obese (53.1% vs. 35.5%, p<0.001), and have undesirable levels of high-density lipoprotein (41.6% vs. 35.8%, p<0.05) and diabetic levels of non-fasting blood glucose (4.3% vs. 1.6%, p<0.05). Up to 12.6% of construction workers and 9.7% of office clerks/professions had three or more metabolic syndrome risk factors. While construction workers were more likely than clerks/professionals to be daily smokers, they reported better work-related physical activity and diet. Conclusions Simple worksite health risk screening can identify potentially high-cardiopulmonary-risk construction industry employee subgroups for onward confirmatory referral. Separate cardiopulmonary health promotion strategies that account for the varying lifestyle profiles of the two employee subgroups in the industry appear justified.published_or_final_versio

Daily total fluid intake and changes in body mass index among Hong Kong primary school students

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine Frontiers SeriesSession - Big Data and Precision Medicine: e-Poster no. 20Symposia Theme: ‘MOOCs in Postmodern Asia’ (Oct 27, 2014) and ‘Big Data and Precision Medicine’ (Oct 28, 2014)published_or_final_versio

Health problems and intention to quit smoking in Hong Kong adolescent current smokers

AbstractConference Theme: Current Challenges in Tuberculosis and Lung HealthThe 3rd Asia Pacific Region Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Hong Kong, China, 8-11 July 2011

Location of breakfast consumption predicts body mass index change in young Hong Kong children

Este trabalho propõe a investigação de ações que tenham ocorrido em escolas de Ensino Médio de Ribeirão Preto e região, em razão da participação na VII Olimpíada Regional de Química (ORQ) (2008), cujo tema foi «Química e Energia: movendo a humanidade». A fundamentação teórica apoiou-se nos conceitos de alfabetização e letramento científico, propostos por Chassot (2003) e Santos & Schnetzler (2000). Com relação à metodologia, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa (Bogdan e Biklen, 1994) e a coleta de dados se deu por meio da realização de entrevistas (Haguette, 1997) com 11 estudantes (provenientes de instituições públicas e privadas), participantes da VII ORQ. As entrevistas foram videogravadas e foram obtidos indícios de como foi a mobilização escolar. Os alunos citaram aulas de preparação fora do horário normal e discussões referente ao tema em diferentes disciplinas

A Hong Kong adolescent alcohol control programme using simple and innovative methods to reach adolescents and parents

Conference Theme: Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health Promotion - 健康促進: 推廣及應用科學Poster Presentation: Project no. 2511053