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Nutritional Status of School Adolescents in the Sidi-Bel-Abbes City, Algerian western region

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The present study consists of evaluating, through anthropometric parameters, the different forms of malnutrition among school adolescents in the Sidi-Bel-Abbes city (north-west Algerian region). Our survey was carried out among 223 adolescents aged 16 to 18. The parameters of the students are age, weight and height. The calculation of the body mass index (BMI) was carried out for the entire population studied. At the same time, a questionnaire on food consumption was used. From these data, we determined the nutritional status of young adolescents.  The analysis of the results revealed an average weight (for both sexes) of 61.60 ± 12.87 kg (between 36 kg and 112 kg) and an average height of 1.70 ± 0.086 m (between 1.52 m and 1.96 m). The BMI values (according to the International Obesity Task Force “IOTF" references) indicate that most girls and boys have a normal build. About underweight, the obtained results indicate a high rate among boys (4.0%) compared to girls (2.2%). However, the obesity prevalence was almost twice as high among girls (3.14%) as among boys (1.79%). Being overweight during adolescence is a predictor of chronic disease risk at a young age.  The nutritional status evaluation of adolescents is a necessary step to maintain and improve their nutritional status and prevent metabolic diseases.

DOI

10.21608/eajbsc.2024.337308

Keywords

Adolescent, Malnutrition, obesity. Overweight, diet, BMI, IOTF

Authors

First Name

Hichour,

Last Name

Mokhtaria

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Affiliation

Établissement public de santé de proximité, hygiène scolaire, sidi bel abbes, Algerie.

Email

medecine123a@gmail.com

City

Sidi Bel abbès

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0009.0004.8561.3355

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DIAF,

Last Name

Mustapha

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Affiliation

Department of Biology, Laboratoire de Nutrition, Pathologie, Agrobiotechnologie et Santé, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi-bel-Abbes, Algeria.

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diafmustapha@gmail.com

City

Sidi-Bel-Abbes

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0000-0001-6065-6659

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16

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1

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45308

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2023-12-02

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2024-01-23

Page Start

93

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102

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2090-0767

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2090-083X

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673

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

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https://eajbsc.journals.ekb.eg/

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Nutritional Status of School Adolescents in the Sidi-Bel-Abbes City, Algerian western region

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24 Dec 2024