SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, NUTRIENT INTAKES AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF ADOLESCENTS IN SOME SCHOOLS AT GIZA GOVERNORATE . الحالة الغذائية والخصائص ﺇلاجتماعية و ﺇلاقتصادية للمراهقين في بعض مدارس محافظة الجيزة

حسن, عنايات; زغلول, هويدا; الشبينى, سلوى; احمد, نهاد

doi:10.21608/jaess.2008.47042

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, NUTRIENT INTAKES AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF ADOLESCENTS IN SOME SCHOOLS AT GIZA GOVERNORATE . الحالة الغذائية والخصائص ﺇلاجتماعية و ﺇلاقتصادية للمراهقين في بعض مدارس محافظة الجيزة

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ قسم الصناعات الغذائية ( ﺇقتصاد منزلي (, کلية الزراعة , جامعة القاهرة

² قسم علوم الأطعمة والتغذية ,المرکز القومي للبحوث, الدقي

10.21608/jaess.2008.47042

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess and evaluate the nutritional status, the dietary intake of the secondary school adolescents in Giza governorate.308 students including 152 boys and 156 girls aged 13-17 years were randomly chosen from five public secondary schools representing different socio-economic levels. The anthropometric measurements were assessed .BMI was calculated, compared with the reference values. The twenty four hour dietary recall and socioeconomic status were recorded .The dietary allowance (RDA) were compared with RDAs.
Results indicated that the graduated father percentage under study was 67.9%, which was higher than that for graduated mothers (45.1%). A high percent of females' fathers were employee (70.5%), which was more than that of males' fathers (58.5%). About 50% of males' mothers were housewives that was slightly higher than those of females' mothers .Data showed a similar percents of both males and females' families having 5-6 persons .The mean energy intake was below the RDA. The mean daily intake of some vitamins were also lower than adolescents 'need such as , A,D,E,B6 and B12 vitamins .The intakes of calcium, iron and zinc did not satisfy adolescents requirements .Data showed that the frequency of sandwiches consumption showed the highest percent (93.83%) among those percentages of other items that consumed by the subjects under study. Meanwhile , (46.43%) of the subjects tended to eat koshary .Frequency distribution of the sample revealed that the male subjects recorded a high percent of under weight (42.8%) that was as double as that in the female students (25 %) .There were significant relations between BMI and each of fathers’ education, mothers’ education, family size and family income .There were significant correlations between BMI and each of calories, fat, proteins and carbohydrates intakes.