Predictors of stunting and thinness in post-menarcheal adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh
To assess the nutritional status and risk factors of undernutrition in post-menarcheal girls in rural northern Bangladesh. Cross-sectional data on anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, work activity, morbidity and socio-economic status were collected from 12- to 19-year-old primigravidae (n 2...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Public health nutrition 2009-12, Vol.12 (12), p.2400-2409 |
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Zusammenfassung: | To assess the nutritional status and risk factors of undernutrition in post-menarcheal girls in rural northern Bangladesh.
Cross-sectional data on anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, work activity, morbidity and socio-economic status were collected from 12- to 19-year-old primigravidae (n 209) and never-pregnant adolescents (n 456) matched on age and time since menarche. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine predictors of stunting, thinness, upper-arm muscle (UAMZ) and fat area Z-scores (UAFZ) among the adolescent girls.
A large proportion of adolescents (49 %) were stunted (height-for-age Z-score |
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ISSN: | 1368-9800 1475-2727 1475-2727 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980009005345 |