Nutritional patterns versus BMI values in rural adolescents
Czeczelewski, J.
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny 58(1): 253-258
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-7715 PMID: 17711119 Document Number: 613710
The study was aimed at determining relationships between the daily intake of food rations, energy consumption and energy balance in adolescents differing in body mass index (BMI) value. The experiment covered 280 girls and 305 boys aged 10-15 years. Somatic traits were evaluated based on measurements of body height, body mass and thickness of skinfolds (arm triceps, subscapular and abdominal regions). Energy consumption was assayed by means of a triple 24-h dietary recall interview carried out prior to examinations. Results of energy consumption assays were presented as a per cent of recommended daily intakes. In respective age categories, the children were divided into 3 groups based on their BMI values, i.e. thin (34.9%), normal (47.7%) and those who were overweight and obese (17.4%). A negative relationship was demonstrated between the daily frequency of food ration intake and BMI value, i.e., thin children (BMT<=25 ptc) frequently consumed 4 or 5 meals a day, while overweight and obese children (BMI>75 ptc) consumed 3 meals a day. Results show that the declared energy consumption is not always in compliance with actual intake, i.e., the mean daily consumption of energy in the thin children is higher than in the children with overweight and obesity.