Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–1...
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| author | Alice Chen Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi Ban-Hock Khor |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–12 years from low-income households (less than RM 4850 per month) were recruited. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, height, and body mass index. Dietary intakes were assessed using a 24-h diet recall and the fatty acid (FA) intakes were analyzed using a database with FA content for local foods. Results: The mean age of children was 8.8 ± 1.8 years, with a majority being girls (53.8%) and of Bajau ethnicity (53.3%). Based on the anthropometric measurements, 16.5% of children were stunted, 7.1% were thin, and 21.4% were overweight or obese. Intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and trans fatty acids as a percentage of total energy were 29.3%, 12.3%, 12.6%, 4.0%, and 0.05%, respectively. 77.5% of children exceeded the recommendation for SFA and 63.2% of children did not meet the recommendation for n-3 PUFA. All children did not meet the recommendation for ⍺-linolenic. Children from Tawau had greater consumption of n-3 PUFA (p < 0.001) while children from Kota Kinabalu had greater intakes of total fat (p = 0.020), MUFA (p = 0.005), n-6 PUFA (p = 0.015), and trans fatty acid (p = 0.001). None of the dietary fatty acids was associated with anthropometric indices. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of stunting and overweight or obesity among children from low-income households in Sabah. Most of the children failed to meet the recommendations for SFA and n-3 PUFAs. These findings indicate a compelling need for the implementation of nutritional strategies to enhance adherence to dietary recommendations for fatty acids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c94c5046cde346509a6a0ebafc56291d2024-03-24T07:01:42ZengElsevierHuman Nutrition & Metabolism2666-14972024-06-0136200260Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional studyAlice Chen0Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan1Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun2Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi3Ban-Hock Khor4Nutrition Program, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaNutrition Program, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaNutrition Program, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaNutrition Program, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaCorresponding author. Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.; Nutrition Program, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaObjectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah, Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. A total of 182 children aged 5–12 years from low-income households (less than RM 4850 per month) were recruited. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, height, and body mass index. Dietary intakes were assessed using a 24-h diet recall and the fatty acid (FA) intakes were analyzed using a database with FA content for local foods. Results: The mean age of children was 8.8 ± 1.8 years, with a majority being girls (53.8%) and of Bajau ethnicity (53.3%). Based on the anthropometric measurements, 16.5% of children were stunted, 7.1% were thin, and 21.4% were overweight or obese. Intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and trans fatty acids as a percentage of total energy were 29.3%, 12.3%, 12.6%, 4.0%, and 0.05%, respectively. 77.5% of children exceeded the recommendation for SFA and 63.2% of children did not meet the recommendation for n-3 PUFA. All children did not meet the recommendation for ⍺-linolenic. Children from Tawau had greater consumption of n-3 PUFA (p < 0.001) while children from Kota Kinabalu had greater intakes of total fat (p = 0.020), MUFA (p = 0.005), n-6 PUFA (p = 0.015), and trans fatty acid (p = 0.001). None of the dietary fatty acids was associated with anthropometric indices. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of stunting and overweight or obesity among children from low-income households in Sabah. Most of the children failed to meet the recommendations for SFA and n-3 PUFAs. These findings indicate a compelling need for the implementation of nutritional strategies to enhance adherence to dietary recommendations for fatty acids.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666149724000227ChildrenLow-income householdsNutritional statusDietary fat intakeFatty acidsObesity |
| spellingShingle | Alice Chen Nur Batrisyia Rafiz Azuan Nur’Ain Mardhiyah Harun Yasmin Beng Houi Ooi Ban-Hock Khor Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study Human Nutrition & Metabolism Children Low-income households Nutritional status Dietary fat intake Fatty acids Obesity |
| title | Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low-income households in Sabah: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | nutritional status and dietary fatty acid intake among children from low income households in sabah a cross sectional study |
| topic | Children Low-income households Nutritional status Dietary fat intake Fatty acids Obesity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666149724000227 |
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