Doustmohammadian A, Dorostymotlagh A R, Keshavarz A, Sadrzadehyeganeh H, Mohammadpour-Ahrangani B
Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty and Food Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Malays J Nutr. 2009 Mar;15(1):27-35. Epub 2009 Mar 15.
Malnutrition among adolescents is not only an important health problem but also an economic development problem in Iran and other developing countries. The home environment is found to be related to the development of malnutrition in children. Information on this relationship is important to identify the target risk groups for nutritional intervention. The objective of this study was to determine the association between socio-demographics with BMI status in high school adolescent girls in Semnan. In a cross- sectional study, using two-stage random sampling, 256 girl students aged 14-18 years were randomly selected from eight Semnan high schools. Weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Weight status was determined based on the CDC 2000 reference for BMI-for-age. Data on socio-demographic factors like age, age at menarche, family size, parental education, parental job and economic status was collected through a questionnaire. Age at menarche and mother's literacy had significant association with weight status (P =0.031, P =0.001 respectively). Logistic regression analyses showed mother's literacy and age at menarche were strong predictors for overweight but not for under weight. Increasing maternal nutritional knowledge is necessary to initiate changes in nutritional conduct. In addition, a longitudinal study of adolescent nutrition and its associated factors is suggested.
在伊朗及其他发展中国家，青少年营养不良不仅是一个重要的健康问题，也是一个经济发展问题。研究发现家庭环境与儿童营养不良的发展有关。了解这种关系对于确定营养干预的目标风险群体很重要。本研究的目的是确定伊朗塞姆南高中女生的社会人口统计学因素与体重指数（BMI）状况之间的关联。在一项横断面研究中，采用两阶段随机抽样，从塞姆南的八所高中随机选取了256名14 - 18岁的女生。测量了体重和身高，并计算了BMI。根据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）2000年的年龄别BMI参考标准确定体重状况。通过问卷调查收集了年龄、初潮年龄、家庭规模、父母教育程度、父母职业和经济状况等社会人口统计学因素的数据。初潮年龄和母亲的识字率与体重状况有显著关联（分别为P = 0.031，P = 0.001）。逻辑回归分析表明，母亲的识字率和初潮年龄是超重的强预测因素，但不是体重不足的强预测因素。提高母亲的营养知识对于改变营养行为是必要的。此外，建议对青少年营养及其相关因素进行纵向研究。
