Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15094136 |
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| Authors | Ming Li (0000-0001-7109-5084, University of South Australia, corresponding author), R Mcdermott (0009-0004-6636-658X, University of South Australia), Katina D’Onise (0000-0003-3292-4227, University of South Australia), Dympna Leonard (0000-0002-5081-6070, Queensland Health) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1959-1965 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980011003661 |
| PMID | 22321761 |
| OpenAlex | W2082620907 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Objective To assess nutritional status using red-cell folate (RCF) and associated health behaviours including fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, drinking and physical activity in two Indigenous populations living in remote northern Australia. Design A cross-sectional survey conducted during 1998–2000. Setting Twenty-six rural communities in north Queensland, Australia. Subjects A total of 2524 Indigenous people aged 15 years and over was included in the study. Self-reported fruit and vegetable intake, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake and physical activity were recorded. RCF was measured using the Bayer Advia Centaur automated immunoassay system. The association between low RCF (RCF Results The prevalence of RCF deficiency was higher in Aboriginal participants compared with Torres Strait Islanders (25·6 % v . 14·8 %, P Conclusions Indigenous Australians, especially women of childbearing age, had high prevalence of low RCF. Smoking was associated with insufficient folate independent of fruit and vegetable intake and alcohol consumption in the Aboriginal population. This population with an already higher risk of obesity and higher rate of tobacco smoking should be targeted to improve nutrition status to prevent ill health such as diabetes and CVD
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Indigenous · Obesity · Pacific islanders · Population · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Folate and B Vitamins Research · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Medicine · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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