Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Sudanese Primary School Pupils in Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

被引：6

作者：

Khayri, Hiba O. ^{[1
]}

Muneer, Siddig E. ^{[2
]}

Ahmed, Saifeldeen B. ^{[3
]}

Osman, Magdi A. ^{[3
]}

Babiker, Elfadil E. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Diabet Ctr, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[2] King Saud Univ, Coll Food & Agr Sci, Dept Agr Extens & Rural Sociol, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

[3] King Saud Univ, Coll Food & Agr Sci, Dept Food Sci & Nutr, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

来源：

JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH | 2016年 / 18卷 / 01期

关键词：

Nutritional status; Sudanese school children; Malnutrition; Overweight; Saudi Arabia; Nutritional awareness; BODY-MASS INDEX; OBESITY; ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; GROWTH; MALNUTRITION; ENVIRONMENT; POVERTY; HEALTH; FRUIT;

D O I：

10.1007/s10903-014-0135-3

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The study was conducted in Saudi Arabia to assess the nutritional status of primary school Sudanese pupils and explore its' correlates. Anthropometric measurements of 400 (200 males and 200 females) students of age 6-12 were taken. Their daily food intake was assessed using food frequency and 24 h recall method. Data about the socio-economic characteristics of the students' families was collected through personal interview using a questionnaire. The study revealed that 31 and 8.75 % of the respondents suffer from underweight and overweight, respectively. The respondents' average daily intake of calories and fiber was significantly lower than that of the DRI, while their intake of protein, carbohydrates, unsaturated fat, some vitamins and iron was significantly higher than that of the DRI (unbalanced meals). Apart from the family monthly income none of the hypothesized predictors of the respondents' nutritional status were found to be significantly correlated with the students' nutritional status indicators.

引用

页码：28 / 33

页数：6

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