Cross-sectional study reports increased chronic disease rates with high online food delivery consumption, suggesting public health implications.
Online food delivery (OFD) has widely replaced traditional diets and may induce nutritional imbalance and chronic diseases. This cross-sectional study enrolled 44,050 Chinese residents via stratified random sampling. Exposure was defined as self-reported OFD consumption frequency and duration, while outcomes covered self-diagnosed chronic diseases. Multinomial logistic regression was applied for statistical analysis. Results indicated that heavy OFD consumption (over six times weekly) increased the risks of multiple chronic diseases. Long-term frequent OFD intake notably elevated hypertension risk, with the relevant risk reaching 5.627 times that of low-frequency consumers (95% CI = 2.921–10.84). In conclusion, excessive OFD consumption is a critical risk factor for chronic diseases, offering implications for targeted public health interventions.
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