Tu Su-Hao, Chen Cheng, Hsieh Yao-Te, Chang Hsing-Yi, Yeh Chih-Jung, Lin Yi-Chin, Pan Wen-Harn
Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec 2 Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011;20(2):225-37.
The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 2005-2008 was funded by the Department of Health to provide continued assessment of health and nutrition of the people in Taiwan. This household survey collected data from children aged less than 6 years and adults aged 19 years and above, and adopted a three-stage stratified, clustered sampling scheme similar to that used in the NAHSIT 1993-1996. Four samples were produced. One sample with five geographical strata was selected for inference to the whole of Taiwan, while the other three samples, including Hakka, Penghu and mountainous areas were produced for inference to each cultural stratum. A total of 6,189 household interviews and 3,670 health examinations were completed. Interview data included household information, socio-demographics, 24-hour dietary recall, food frequency and habits, dietary and nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, physical activity, medical history and bone health. Health exam data included anthropometry, blood pressure, physical fitness, bone density, as well as blood and urine collection. Response rate for the household interview was 65%. Of these household interviews, 59% participated in the health exam. Only in a few age subgroups were there significant differences in sex, age, education, or ethnicity distribution between respondents and non-respondents. For the health exam, certain significant differences between participants and non-participants were mostly observed in those aged 19-64 years. The results of this survey will be of benefit to researchers, policy makers and the public to understand and improve the nutrition and health status of pre-school children and adults in Taiwan.
台湾地区营养与健康调查（NAHSIT）2005 - 2008年由台湾地区卫生署资助，旨在持续评估台湾民众的健康与营养状况。这项家庭调查收集了6岁以下儿童和19岁及以上成年人的数据，并采用了类似于1993 - 1996年台湾地区营养与健康调查所使用的三阶段分层整群抽样方案。共产生了四个样本。选取了一个包含五个地理分层的样本用于推断全台湾地区的情况，而另外三个样本分别来自客家地区、澎湖地区和山区，用于推断各文化阶层的情况。总共完成了6189次家庭访谈和3670次健康检查。访谈数据包括家庭信息、社会人口统计学数据、24小时饮食回忆、食物频率和习惯、饮食与营养知识、态度和行为、身体活动、病史以及骨骼健康状况。健康检查数据包括人体测量、血压、体能、骨密度以及血液和尿液采集。家庭访谈的回应率为65%。在这些家庭访谈中，59%的受访者参加了健康检查。只有在少数年龄亚组中，受访者与未受访者在性别、年龄、教育程度或种族分布上存在显著差异。对于健康检查而言，参与者与未参与者之间的某些显著差异大多出现在19 - 64岁的人群中。这项调查的结果将有助于研究人员、政策制定者和公众了解并改善台湾学龄前儿童和成年人的营养与健康状况。
