Ingestão de cálcio e indicadores antropométricos entre adolescentes
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between calcium intake and anthropometric indicators in adolescents. METHODS: Students (n=507) from two public and one private schools of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, were assessed by means of a questionnaire on socioeconomic conditions...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/3765 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-52732007000300006 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/3765 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | adolescent anthropometry calcium students adolescente antropometria cálcio estudantes |
| Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between calcium intake and anthropometric indicators in adolescents. METHODS: Students (n=507) from two public and one private schools of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, were assessed by means of a questionnaire on socioeconomic conditions, sexual maturity, anthropometry, body composition and food intake. RESULTS: The mean calcium intake was 703.7 (396.0) mg/day and the school with the highest socioeconomic level presented the highest mean intake. Only 8% of the adolescents presented an intake above the recommended intake. Body mass index was inversely associated with calcium (r=-0.203, p=0.001) in the school of intermediate socioeconomic level and also in adolescents with dietary calcium intake between 400 and 800 mg/day (r=-0.134, p=0.044). CONCLUSION: These results showed that calcium intake was insufficient among the adolescents of Ouro Preto, indicating the need to stimulate the consumption of calcium-rich foods in this population. |
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