Association of sociodemographic variables with nutritional status among the college girls of Howrah, West Bengal, India

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ID7948802
AutoresBhanabi Das (University of Calcutta), Priyanka Kanrar (University of Calcutta), Monali Goswami (0000-0001-8435-8779, University of Calcutta)
Ano2022
Volume31
Fascículo1
Páginas41-57
Data de publicação2022-10-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPapers on Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1406-0140 • E-ISSN: 1736-7646
EditoraUniversity of Tartu (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.12697/poa.2022.31.1.03
OpenAlexW4306361664
IdiomaEN
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Nutritional status of young adult girls is very essential since they are future mothers, and their nutritional requirements increase tremendously compared to the preceding years of growth. The present study was an endeavour to assess the nutritional status and to find an association between sociodemographic variables and nutritional status among young adult college girls of Howrah, West Bengal. The study included a total of 140 college girls aged between 18 to 20 years. The sociodemographic data were collected by the interview method using a pretested standard structured schedule. The anthropometric data were measured by the standard protocol. For the comparison of anthropometric data, growth charts of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were used. The anthropometric measures like weight, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), suprailiac skinfold, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waistheight ratio (WHtR) show an increasing trend according to age groups. Based on BMI, 25.7% of the young adult college girls were found to be underweight (BMI

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Underweight · Waist · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics