The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Diet plays an important role in growth and development of children. However, dietary intakes of children living in either rural or urban areas can be influenced by household income. This cross-sectional study examined energy, nutrient and food group intakes of 749 urban childr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Khor, Geok Lin, Sariman, Sarina, Huang, Mary Soo Lee, Chin, Yit Siew, Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak, Chan, Yoke Mun, Mohamad, Maznorila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/1/The%20relationship%20between%20household%20income%20and%20dietary%20intakes%20of%201-10%20year%20old%20urban%20Malaysian.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/
http://e-nrp.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4162/nrp.2015.9.3.278&code=0161NRP&vmode=AONLY
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.upm.eprints.29733
record_format eprints
spelling my.upm.eprints.297332016-09-14T03:53:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/ The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Khor, Geok Lin Sariman, Sarina Huang, Mary Soo Lee Chin, Yit Siew Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak Chan, Yoke Mun Mohamad, Maznorila BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Diet plays an important role in growth and development of children. However, dietary intakes of children living in either rural or urban areas can be influenced by household income. This cross-sectional study examined energy, nutrient and food group intakes of 749 urban children (1-10 years old) by household income status. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Children's dietary intakes were obtained using food recall and record for two days. Diet adequacy was assessed based on recommended intakes of energy and nutrients and food group servings. RESULTS: For toddlers, all nutrients except dietary fiber (5.5 g) exceeded recommended intakes. Among older children (preschoolers and school children), calcium (548 mg, 435 mg) and dietary fiber (7.4 g, 9.4 g) did not meet recommendations while percentage of energy from total fat and saturated fats exceeded 30% and 10%, respectively. The mean sodium intakes of preschoolers (1,684 mg) and school children (2,000 mg) were relatively high. Toddlers in all income groups had similar energy and nutrient intakes and percentages meeting the recommended intakes. However, low income older children had lowest intakes of energy (P < 0.05) and most nutrients (P < 0.05) and highest proportions that did not meet recommended energy and nutrient intakes. For all food groups, except milk and dairy products, all age groups had mean intakes below the recommended servings. Compared to middle and high income groups, low income preschoolers had the lowest mean intake of fruits (0.07 serving), meat/poultry (0.78 serving) and milk/dairy products (1.14 serving) while low income toddlers and school children had the least mean intake of fruits (0.09 serving) and milk/dairy products (0.54 serving), respectively. CONCLUSION: Low socioeconomic status, as indicated by low household income, could limit access to adequate diets, particularly for older children. Parents and caregivers may need dietary guidance to ensure adequate quantity and quality of home food supply and foster healthy eating habits in children. The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/1/The%20relationship%20between%20household%20income%20and%20dietary%20intakes%20of%201-10%20year%20old%20urban%20Malaysian.pdf Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Khor, Geok Lin and Sariman, Sarina and Huang, Mary Soo Lee and Chin, Yit Siew and Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak and Chan, Yoke Mun and Mohamad, Maznorila (2015) The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian. Nutrition Research and Practice, 9 (3). pp. 278-287. ISSN 1976-1457; ESSN: 2005-6168 http://e-nrp.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4162/nrp.2015.9.3.278&code=0161NRP&vmode=AONLY 10.4162/nrp.2015.9.3.278
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
building UPM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Putra Malaysia
content_source UPM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://psasir.upm.edu.my/
language English
description BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Diet plays an important role in growth and development of children. However, dietary intakes of children living in either rural or urban areas can be influenced by household income. This cross-sectional study examined energy, nutrient and food group intakes of 749 urban children (1-10 years old) by household income status. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Children's dietary intakes were obtained using food recall and record for two days. Diet adequacy was assessed based on recommended intakes of energy and nutrients and food group servings. RESULTS: For toddlers, all nutrients except dietary fiber (5.5 g) exceeded recommended intakes. Among older children (preschoolers and school children), calcium (548 mg, 435 mg) and dietary fiber (7.4 g, 9.4 g) did not meet recommendations while percentage of energy from total fat and saturated fats exceeded 30% and 10%, respectively. The mean sodium intakes of preschoolers (1,684 mg) and school children (2,000 mg) were relatively high. Toddlers in all income groups had similar energy and nutrient intakes and percentages meeting the recommended intakes. However, low income older children had lowest intakes of energy (P < 0.05) and most nutrients (P < 0.05) and highest proportions that did not meet recommended energy and nutrient intakes. For all food groups, except milk and dairy products, all age groups had mean intakes below the recommended servings. Compared to middle and high income groups, low income preschoolers had the lowest mean intake of fruits (0.07 serving), meat/poultry (0.78 serving) and milk/dairy products (1.14 serving) while low income toddlers and school children had the least mean intake of fruits (0.09 serving) and milk/dairy products (0.54 serving), respectively. CONCLUSION: Low socioeconomic status, as indicated by low household income, could limit access to adequate diets, particularly for older children. Parents and caregivers may need dietary guidance to ensure adequate quantity and quality of home food supply and foster healthy eating habits in children.
format Article
author Mohd Shariff, Zalilah
Khor, Geok Lin
Sariman, Sarina
Huang, Mary Soo Lee
Chin, Yit Siew
Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Chan, Yoke Mun
Mohamad, Maznorila
spellingShingle Mohd Shariff, Zalilah
Khor, Geok Lin
Sariman, Sarina
Huang, Mary Soo Lee
Chin, Yit Siew
Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Chan, Yoke Mun
Mohamad, Maznorila
The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
author_facet Mohd Shariff, Zalilah
Khor, Geok Lin
Sariman, Sarina
Huang, Mary Soo Lee
Chin, Yit Siew
Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Chan, Yoke Mun
Mohamad, Maznorila
author_sort Mohd Shariff, Zalilah
title The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
title_short The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
title_full The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
title_fullStr The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban Malaysian
title_sort relationship between household income and dietary intakes of 1-10 year old urban malaysian
publisher The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/1/The%20relationship%20between%20household%20income%20and%20dietary%20intakes%20of%201-10%20year%20old%20urban%20Malaysian.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29733/
http://e-nrp.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4162/nrp.2015.9.3.278&code=0161NRP&vmode=AONLY
_version_ 1643829848682004480
score 13.211869