Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Sunday, October 18Poster Session: Clinical Care; Ethics and Professionalism; Communications; Leadership; Critical ThinkingRelationship between Living Conditions, Dietary Iron Intake and BMI among Mexican Adolescents
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Learning Outcome
Identify one household living condition that affects nutritional status parameters among Mexican adolescents.
Background
Living conditions influence a multitude of health factors, regardless of age, socioeconomic status, or race. Individuals living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods in Mexico frequently deal with a wide variety of stressors affecting health outcomes. The objective of this cross-sectional study is to analyze the association between household living conditions on BMI and dietary iron intake among adolescents in Mexico.
Methods
Participant recruitment took place in a high school in Mexico. Adult parents completed a Household Living Condition Survey while adolescent children completed a 7-Day Food Frequency Questionnaire.
Results
Out of 100 prospective participants, 30 adolescent students and their parents completed the questionnaires. There was no significance between household living condition index score and BMI z-score (r = -0.17, P = 0.476) or between household living condition index score and standardized residuals for total dietary iron (r = -0.015, P = 0.951). However, there was a significant negative association found with the type of sewage drainage (r = -0.559, P = 0.013) and dietary iron.
Conclusions
Based on the analysis, as the participants' sewer drainage system improves, then dietary iron intake is likely to decrease. The majority of participants responded that the sewer drainage in the house is part of the municipal street pipeline, which demonstrates improved housing conditions. This inverse association may be due to the higher SES of the population, which allows them to spend more calorie-dense-nutrient-low foods resulting in increased caloric intake while failing to meet
Funding source
Funding for this abstract was provided by personal means. The research obtained for this abstract was collected as part of my graduate research project and all travel and material expenses were paid personally.