J Korean Diet Assoc.  2004 May;10(2):174-183.

Relationship between Nutrients Intake and Anthropometric Indices using '98 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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  • 1Department of Food & Nutrition, Dankook University, Korea. moonhk52@unitel.co.kr

Abstract

This analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between nutrition and anthropometric indices using the data from a cross-sectional survey of a large national sample, '98 Korean national health and nutrition examination survey. Subjects were selected by stratified multistage probability sampling design and completed dietary questionnares including food intakes for one day by 24-hour recall method. For this analysis, 6566 subjects were selected by age(over 20 years old). For anthropometry, height, weight, and waist- and hip- circumference were measured. They were classified by body mass index(BMI, weight(Kg)/height2(m2)) and waist-hip ratio(WHR, waist circumference(Cm)/hip circumference(Cm)). The nutrients intake of subjects were compared with the recommended daily allowances(RDA). Mean adequacy ratio(MAR) was calculated. Mean heights, weights, BMIs were higher in the groups with nutrient intake over 125% of RDA than the lower intake groups for most nutrients. However, Mean WHR was the highest in the groups with nutrient intake under 75% of RDA for most nutrients excluding iron intake of women aged 20~64 years. Among women aged 20~64 years, means of MAR were 0.71 for obese individuals(BMI>30), 0.72 for subjects with underweight(BMI<18.5), and 0.76 for subjects with normal weight(18.5< or = BMI<25). Normal subjects has statistically significantly higher MAR than those of other groups. However, among elderly people aged over 65 years, obese group had the highest MAR, 0.68. Women with abdominal obesity(WHR>0.9) had lower MAR, 0.71 than those with normal weight(MAR=0.76). From these results, obesity and abdominal obesity seems to be the results of malnutrition including both undernutrition and overnutrition rather than simple problem of excess energy intake. Obesity in elderly people needs to be handled differently from adults.

Keyword

anthropometry; BMI; WHR; obesity; nutrition; MAR

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Anthropometry
Cross-Sectional Studies
Energy Intake
Female
Humans
Iron
Malnutrition
Nutrition Surveys*
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal
Overnutrition
Weights and Measures
Iron
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