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Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–1...

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Main Authors: Alice Chen, Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan, Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun, Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi, BanHock Khor
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Language:English
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Published: Elsevier 2024
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QP501-801 Animal biochemistry
RC530-552 Neuroses
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spelling my.ums.eprints.391952024-07-16T07:50:42Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/ Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study Alice Chen Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi BanHock Khor QP501-801 Animal biochemistry RC530-552 Neuroses Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–12 years from low-income households (less than RM 4850 per month) were recruited. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, height, and body mass index. Dietary intakes were assessed using a 24-h diet recall and the fatty acid (FA) intakes were analyzed using a database with FA content for local foods. Results: The mean age of children was 8.8 ± 1.8 years, with a majority being girls (53.8%) and of Bajau ethnicity (53.3%). Based on the anthropometric measurements, 16.5% of children were stunted, 7.1% were thin, and 21.4% were overweight or obese. Intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and trans fatty acids as a percentage of total energy were 29.3%, 12.3%, 12.6%, 4.0%, and 0.05%, respectively. 77.5% of children exceeded the recommendation for SFA and 63.2% of children did not meet the recommendation for n-3 PUFA. All children did not meet the recommendation for ⍺-linolenic. Children from Tawau had greater consumption of n-3 PUFA (p < 0.001) while children from Kota Kinabalu had greater intakes of total fat (p = 0.020), MUFA (p = 0.005), n-6 PUFA (p = 0.015), and trans fatty acid (p = 0.001). None of the dietary fatty acids was associated with anthropometric indices. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of stunting and overweight or obesity among children from low-income households in Sabah. Most of the children failed to meet the recommendations for SFA and n-3 PUFAs. These findings indicate a compelling need for the implementation of nutritional strategies to enhance adherence to dietary recommendations for fatty acids. Elsevier 2024 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Alice Chen and Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan and Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun and Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi and BanHock Khor (2024) Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 36. pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hnm.2024.200260
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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English
topic QP501-801 Animal biochemistry
RC530-552 Neuroses
spellingShingle QP501-801 Animal biochemistry
RC530-552 Neuroses
Alice Chen
Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan
Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun
Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi
BanHock Khor
Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
description Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–12 years from low-income households (less than RM 4850 per month) were recruited. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, height, and body mass index. Dietary intakes were assessed using a 24-h diet recall and the fatty acid (FA) intakes were analyzed using a database with FA content for local foods. Results: The mean age of children was 8.8 ± 1.8 years, with a majority being girls (53.8%) and of Bajau ethnicity (53.3%). Based on the anthropometric measurements, 16.5% of children were stunted, 7.1% were thin, and 21.4% were overweight or obese. Intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and trans fatty acids as a percentage of total energy were 29.3%, 12.3%, 12.6%, 4.0%, and 0.05%, respectively. 77.5% of children exceeded the recommendation for SFA and 63.2% of children did not meet the recommendation for n-3 PUFA. All children did not meet the recommendation for ⍺-linolenic. Children from Tawau had greater consumption of n-3 PUFA (p < 0.001) while children from Kota Kinabalu had greater intakes of total fat (p = 0.020), MUFA (p = 0.005), n-6 PUFA (p = 0.015), and trans fatty acid (p = 0.001). None of the dietary fatty acids was associated with anthropometric indices. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of stunting and overweight or obesity among children from low-income households in Sabah. Most of the children failed to meet the recommendations for SFA and n-3 PUFAs. These findings indicate a compelling need for the implementation of nutritional strategies to enhance adherence to dietary recommendations for fatty acids.
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author Alice Chen
Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan
Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun
Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi
BanHock Khor
author_facet Alice Chen
Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan
Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun
Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi
BanHock Khor
author_sort Alice Chen
title Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
title_short Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
title_fullStr Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
title_sort nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in sabah: a cross-sectional study
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2024
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39195/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hnm.2024.200260
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