Anthropometric indices and life style practices of aboriginal (Orang Asli) adults in Lembah Belum, Grik of Peninsular Malaysia  

Oleh:

Yusof, Hayati Mohd. ; Ching, Ting Siew ; Ibrahim, Roshita ; Lola, Safiih

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 16 no. 01 (2007), page 49.
Topik: anthropometry; Aborigines; adult; lifestyle; Malaysia

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A27.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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A nutritional status survey of Orang Asli (Aboriginal) adults in Lembah Belum, Grik, has been conducted involving a total of 138 subjects. Jahai (58.7%) was the main ethnic group as compared to that of Temiar (41.3%). Based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) characteristics, the majority (63.2%) of the respondents were normal, 26.7% underweight and 10.1% were either overweight or obese. However, by using two different indices of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio, 1.6% and 10.8% of the total respondents revealed abdominal obesity, respectively. Measurement of mid upper arm muscle circumference (MUAMC) indicated that about 40% showed nutritional insufficiency whereas 0.8% showed over-nutrition. Body fat classification revealed that 53.4% of the respondents were thin, 45.8% at normal level and only 0.8% were obese. Student's t-test revealed a significant difference in anthropometric indices of body weight, height, MUAMC, triceps, biceps, MUAC, sub-scapular, supra-iliac and body fat according to gender. Meanwhile, analysis of variance showed significant differences in body weight, waist circumference, WHR and body fat according to different age categories. It was also found that those who smoked had lower BMI compared with non-smokers. Alcohol consumption was associated with higher BMI and WHR among the respondents. Pearson correlation test between anthropometric measurements and socio-economic and demographic factors showed that ethnic group was the strongest variable.

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