Area of Parasitology, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Science of the Food, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Nutrients. 2023 Jun 19;15(12):2801. doi: 10.3390/nu15122801.
Malnutrition in Spanish schoolchildren, and its relationship with lifestyles, has been studied, but Nutrimetry (a nutritional status indicator), and data on intestinal parasitism and its risk factors, have never before been taken into account. A total of 206 children aged 3-11 years, from two schools in the Valencian Community, participated. Demographic characteristics, diet, lifestyles, behavioural habits and anthropometric (weight, height) and coproparasitological data were collected. Nutrimetry was used to analyse nutritional status. Statistical analyses were performed to ascertain associations between lifestyle, selected parasite species and nutritional status. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the strength of the association of the suspected risk factors with the presence of intestinal parasitism. The prevalence of overweight was 32.6%. A total of 43.9% had a high adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, for which mean daily intake was 2428.7 kcal. Intestinal parasitism was identified in 49.5% of the children (: 28.6%). The source of drinking water was found to be a risk factor for intestinal parasitism. No positive association between the variables analysed and nutritional status could be confirmed. Nutrimetry is a good indicator for a complete analysis of nutritional status. It highlights the prevalence of overweight. Intestinal parasitism was identified in almost half of the participants and is a variable that should not be underestimated.
对西班牙学龄儿童的营养不良及其与生活方式的关系进行了研究，但 Nutrimetry（营养状况指标）以及肠道寄生虫及其危险因素的数据从未被考虑过。共有来自瓦伦西亚社区两所学校的 206 名 3-11 岁儿童参与了这项研究。收集了人口统计学特征、饮食、生活方式、行为习惯以及人体测量（体重、身高）和粪便寄生虫学数据。使用 Nutrimetry 来分析营养状况。进行了统计分析以确定生活方式、选定的寄生虫种类和营养状况之间的关联。使用多变量逻辑回归分析评估疑似危险因素与肠道寄生虫感染之间的关联强度。超重的患病率为 32.6%。共有 43.9%的儿童高度遵循地中海饮食，其平均日摄入量为 2428.7 卡路里。49.5%的儿童（28.6%）发现有肠道寄生虫感染。饮用水的来源被确定为肠道寄生虫感染的一个危险因素。未确认分析变量与营养状况之间存在正相关关系。Nutrimetry 是全面分析营养状况的良好指标。它突出了超重的流行情况。肠道寄生虫感染几乎在一半的参与者中被发现，是一个不容忽视的变量。
