Chaturvedi S, Kapil U, Bhanthi T, Gnanasekaran N, Pandey R M
Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Indian J Pediatr. 1994 Nov-Dec;61(6):695-701. doi: 10.1007/BF02751982.
Adolescence is period of rapid growth and development. The present study was undertaken to assess the nutritional status of 941 adolescent girls, aged 10-18 years belonging to Scheduled Caste communities in rural Rajasthan, using the probability proportionate to size sampling procedure. Data on 93 married adolescent girls was analysed in detail. Nutritional status of the subjects was assessed by anthropometry, dietary intake and by clinical examination of nutritional deficiency disorders. Anthropometric measurements were recorded for height, weight, chest circumference, MUAC and TSF using standardised techniques. On comparing the present study's data with ICMR's study data (1956-65) it was found that there has been a significant improvement in the height, weight and chest circumference of the adolescent girls but the values were below the well-to-do group study data. Dietary intake was assessed by 24 hours recall method. The dietary intake was compared against ICMR's RDA. It was found that the diets were deficient in calories by 30 to 40% in proteins by 25 to 37%, by 39 to 55% in iron and by 10 to 34% in vitamin A. 78% of the subjects suffered from various grades of anaemia and 40% of the subjects had B-complex deficiency.
青春期是快速生长发育的时期。本研究采用按规模大小概率抽样程序，对拉贾斯坦邦农村地区941名年龄在10至18岁的在册种姓社区少女的营养状况进行评估。对93名已婚少女的数据进行了详细分析。通过人体测量、饮食摄入以及营养缺乏症的临床检查来评估受试者的营养状况。使用标准化技术记录身高、体重、胸围、上臂中部周长和三头肌皮褶厚度等人体测量数据。将本研究数据与印度医学研究理事会（ICMR）1956 - 1965年的研究数据相比较，发现青春期少女的身高、体重和胸围有显著改善，但数值仍低于富裕群体的研究数据。通过24小时回顾法评估饮食摄入情况。将饮食摄入量与ICMR的推荐膳食摄入量（RDA）进行比较。结果发现，饮食中的热量缺乏30%至40%，蛋白质缺乏25%至37%，铁缺乏39%至55%，维生素A缺乏10%至34%。78%的受试者患有不同程度的贫血，40%的受试者有复合维生素B缺乏症。
