Are dietary intake and nutritional status influenced by gender? The pattern of dietary intake in Lao PDR: a developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recognition of discrepancies between men and women in nutritional intake is important to tackle food and nutrition insecurity and the often-double burden of malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to assess nutritional status and dietary intake of the Lao population, with a focus on possible influences of gender.

Methods

Dietary intake was assessed in a national cross-sectional study of 1771 randomized participants aged from 1.01 to 89 years, using 24-h dietary recall. Dietary reference intakes were used to assess nutrient insufficiency. Chi-square test was used to evaluate gender differences and multiple univariate logistic regression to examine associations between gender, nutritional status, demographics and nutrient insufficiency.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ratsavong K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7151640 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature