Korean J Community Nutr.  2010 Dec;15(6):717-726.

Health Status and Nutrient Intakes of 5th Grade Elementary Students in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province

• Kim OH
• Park HA
• Cho YG
• Kim KW
• Hur Y
• Song JH
• Kang JH

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate health status and nutrient intakes among 5th grade elementary students at Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010. This study was cross-sectional study on 1,384 children (687 boys, 697 girls) from nine elementary schools located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The average height, weight and BMI were 145 cm, 40.6 kg 19.2 kg/m2 for boys and 145.4 cm, 38.2 kg, 18.0 kg/m2 for girls. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 11.3%, 5.2%, respectively. Serum AST, ALT, glucose, HDL-Cholesterol and RBC levels were significantly higher, while TG levels was significantly lower for boys than for girls. The average energy intake was 1772.4 kcal, which was 98.7% of Estimated Energy Requirement (EER). The boys consumed more energy intake (1800.4 kcal) than the girls (1744.7 kcal). Also, they took insufficient calcium and folate (69.1% and 83.3% of Recommended Intake (RI)) and excess sodium (297.6% of Adequate Intake (AI)) and 85.1% of the subjects had breakfast everyday. In general, the proportion of the children who consumed fruits and vegetables at least once or more a day was low. There was a higher proportion of children in boys who had ramyun and milk with sufficient physical activity than those in girls. As a result of this study, we can find risk factors on obesity and metabolic disorders, and the results can be used for an evidence of nutrition education program and the intervention program.

Keyword

elementary students; health status; nutrient intakes; obesity

MeSH Terms

Breakfast
Calcium
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Energy Intake
Folic Acid
Fruit
Glucose
Humans
Korea
Milk
Motor Activity
Obesity
Overweight
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sodium
Vegetables
Calcium
Folic Acid
Glucose
Sodium