Nutr Res Pract.  2014 Jun;8(3):319-326.

Dietary changes in Vietnamese marriage immigrant women: The KoGES follow-up study

• Hwang JY
• Lee H
• Ko A
• Han CJ
• Chung HW
• Chang N

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
The immigrant population has grown considerably in South Korea since the early 1990s due to international marriages. Dietary changes in immigrants are an important issue, because they are related to health and disease patterns. This study was conducted to compare changes in dietary intake between baseline and follow-up periods.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
Two hundreds thirty three Vietnamese female married immigrants. Baseline data were collected during 2006-2009, and the follow-up data were collected during 2008 and 2010. Food consumption was assessed using a 1-day 24-hour recall.
RESULTS
The amount of the total food consumed (P < 0.001) including that of cereals (P = 0.004), vegetables (P = 0.003), and fruits (P = 0.002) decreased at follow-up compared to that at baseline, whereas consumption of milk and dairy products increased (P = 0.004). Accordingly, the overall energy and nutrient intake decreased at follow-up, including carbohydrates (P = 0.012), protein (P = 0.021), fiber (P = 0.008), iron (P = 0.009), zinc (P = 0.006), and folate (P = 0.002). Among various anthropometric and biochemical variables, mean skeletal muscle mass decreased (P = 0.012), plasma high density lipoprotein-cholesterol increased, (P = 0.020) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein decreased at follow-up (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
A long-term follow-up study is needed to investigate the association between changes in food and nutrient intake and anthropometric and biochemical variables in these Vietnamese female marriage immigrants.

Keyword

Vietnamese marriage immigrant women; dietary changes; follow-up study

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
C-Reactive Protein
Carbohydrates
Edible Grain
Dairy Products
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Female
Folic Acid
Follow-Up Studies*
Fruit
Humans
Iron
Korea
Marriage*
Milk
Muscle, Skeletal
Plasma
Vegetables
Zinc
C-Reactive Protein
Carbohydrates
Folic Acid
Iron
Zinc

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