Food insecurity is associated with food consumption patterns and anthropometric measures but not serum micronutrient levels in adults in rural Tanzania
Food insecurity is associated with food consumption patterns and anthropometric measures but not serum micronutrient levels in adults in rural Tanzania
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980010000327
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Klepp, Knut-Inge
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作者：
Leyna, Germana H.;Mmbaga, Elia J.;Klepp, Knut-Inge
目的：本文的目的是评估坦桑尼亚乞力马扎罗农村地区粮食不安全与粮食消费模式、人体测量指标和血清微量营养素水平之间的关系。设计：2005 年 3 月至 5 月期间进行了一项基于人群的横断面研究。地点：坦桑尼亚乞力马扎罗农村。对象：分析仅限于 1014 名 15-44 岁的成人及其儿童和完整数据。结果：绝大多数的参与者（91%）报告了某种粮食不安全状况。粮食不安全与年龄、婚姻状况和职业显着相关。与被归类为粮食安全的参与者相比，报告粮食不安全的参与者频繁食用动物产品、水果和蔬菜的可能性明显较低。被归类为经历个人粮食不安全的女性的腰围比粮食不安全的女性更大（P=0.026），而如果她们有一个粮食不安全的孩子，女性的平均体重指数似乎会下降（P=0.038）。没有观察到因粮食不安全状况而导致的血清微量营养素水平存在差异。结论：粮食不安全非常普遍，并且与坦桑尼亚农村妇女的食物消费模式、腰围和体重指数相关。进一步的研究应采用自我报告措施来评估更多、更多样化的人口的粮食不安全状况。
Objective: The purpose of the present paper is to assess the relationship between food insecurity and food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures and serum micronutrient levels in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.Design: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out between March and May of 2005.Setting: Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.Subjects: Analysis was restricted to 1014 adults aged 15-44 years with children and complete data.Results: A large majority of the participants (91 %) reported some kind of food insecurity. Food insecurity was significantly associated with age, marital status and occupation. Participants reporting food insecurity were significantly less likely to frequently consume animal products, fruits and vegetables compared with participants categorized as food secure. Women categorized as experiencing individual food insecurity had a larger waist circumference than food-secure women (P=0.026) while the mean BMI of women appeared to decline if they had a child who was food insecure (P=0.038). There were no observed differences in serum micronutrient levels by food insecurity status.Conclusions: Food insecurity is highly prevalent and associated with food consumption patterns, waist circumference and BMI of women in rural Tanzania. Further studies should apply self-report measures in assessing food insecurity to larger and more diversified populations.