Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran
Joint Authors
Jamalikandazi, Fatemeh
Ranjbar, Elham
Gholami-Parizad, Eskandar
Ghazanfari, Zeinab
Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Adolescence is one of the most challenging periods for human growth and nutritional status.
The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and anthropometric indices in high school girls in Ilam.
Methods.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 360 domestic high school girl students chosen randomly by cluster sampling.
Data were gathered through interviews performed by a dietitian to fill 24-hour dietary recall and food frequency and demographic questionnaires.
Then we performed the anthropometric measurements and we compared the results with CDC2000 standards.
We analyzed our data by N4 food analyzer and SPSS16 software.
Results.
The prevalence of obesity and overweight was 5% and 10.8%, respectively.
Simultaneously, the prevalence of underweight was 20.2%.
The prevalence of stunting was 5.8%.
We also showed that 50% of high school girls in Ilam suffered from severe food insecurity, 14.7% suffered from mild insecurity, and 4.7% get extra energy from foods.
Food analysis showed that micronutrients such as zinc, iron, calcium, folate, fiber, magnesium, and vitamin B12 were less than what is recommended by the RDA.
Conclusion.
Undernutrition and overnutrition are completely prevalent among girls studied in Ilam.
This needs further acts and investigations in the field and more nutritional and health educations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jamalikandazi, Fatemeh& Ranjbar, Elham& Gholami-Parizad, Eskandar& Ghazanfari, Zeinab& Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali. 2016. Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117694
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jamalikandazi, Fatemeh…[et al.]. Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117694
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jamalikandazi, Fatemeh& Ranjbar, Elham& Gholami-Parizad, Eskandar& Ghazanfari, Zeinab& Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali. Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117694