[Study on Undernutrition and Overweight Coexisting within the Same Household]
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the phenomenon of undernutrition and overweight coexisting within the same household on the level of household among 9 provinces in 2000. To explore the likely factors related to the phenomenon. METHODS: This is a cross sectional study. All households were categorized as four types: undernutrition, overweight, undernutrition/overweight and normal. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test the statistical significance of the association of undernutrition/overweight with sociodemographic factors while controlling for confounders. RESULTS: In 9 provinces of China, 6.9% of all households were found to have undernutrition and overweight members within the same household. The undernutrition/overweight households were more likely to be urban residence, have a motor vehical,own a washing machine, household head have a low energy occupation and more likely to consume a higher percentage of energy from animal fat. There were no significant differences between undernutrition/overweight and overweight households. There were 34.9% undernutrition/overweight households of all undernutrition households and 13.2% of all overweight households. CONCLUSION: It's essential to explore the phenomenon. The results will suggest the nutrition intervention to consider both undernutrition and chronic disease.
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Yu, Dongmei
Zhai, Feng-ying
2005
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu/Journal of Hygiene Research
34
3
347-9
2005/08/23
1000-8020 (Print) 1000-8020 (Linking)
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