Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia
Abstract Objective: This paper aims to report South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS) II Malaysia data on nutritional status, dietary intake and nutritional biomarkers of children aged 6 months to 12 years. Design: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 2019–2020. Setting: Multistage cluster...
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Abstract
Objective:
This paper aims to report South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS) II Malaysia data on nutritional status, dietary intake and nutritional biomarkers of children aged 6 months to 12 years.
Design:
Cross-sectional survey conducted in 2019–2020.
Setting:
Multistage cluster sampling conducted in Central, Northern, Southern and East Coast regions of Peninsular Malaysia.
Participants:
2989 children aged 0·5–12·9 years.
Results:
Prevalences of stunting, thinness, overweight and obesity among children aged 0·5–12·9 years were 8·9 %, 6·7 %, 9·2 % and 8·8 %, respectively. Among children below 5 years old, 11·4 % were underweight, 13·8 % had stunting and 6·2 % had wasting. Data on nutritional biomarkers showed that a small proportion of children aged 4–12 years had Fe (2·9 %) and vitamin A deficiencies (3·1 %). Prevalence of anaemia was distinctly different between children below 4 years old (40·3 %) and those aged 4 years and above (3·0 %). One-fourth of children (25·1 %) had vitamin D insufficiency, which was twice as prevalent in girls (35·2 % v. boys: 15·6 %). The majority of children did not meet the recommended dietary intake for Ca (79·4 %) and vitamin D (94·8 %).
Conclusions:
Data from SEANUTS II Malaysia confirmed that triple burden of malnutrition coexist among children in Peninsular Malaysia, with higher prevalence of overnutrition than undernutrition. Anaemia is highly prevalent among children below 4 years old, while vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among girls. Low intakes of dietary Ca and vitamin D are also of concern. These findings provide policymakers with useful and evidence-based data to formulate strategies that address the nutritional issues of Malaysian children.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c19612f024e04917ae9c46fa758e4b132025-08-20T02:44:23ZengCambridge University PressPublic Health Nutrition1368-98001475-27272024-01-012710.1017/S1368980023002239Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II MalaysiaBee Koon Poh0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-5197Jyh Eiin Wong1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-3257Shoo Thien Lee2Jasmine Siew Min Chia3Giin Shang Yeo4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3817-0091Razinah Sharif5Nik Shanita Safii6Nor Aini Jamil7Caryn Mei Hsien Chan8Nor MF Farah9Mohd Jamil Sameeha10Denise Koh11Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat12See Meng Lim13A Karim Norimah14Abd Talib Ruzita15Siti Balkis Budin16Lei Hum Wee17Swee Fong Tang18Ilse Khouw19https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-8880Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Management & Science University, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Pharmacy, Management & Science University, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia School of Medicine, Taylor’s University, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaSpecialist Children’s Hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFrieslandCampina, Amersfoort, The Netherlands Abstract Objective: This paper aims to report South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS) II Malaysia data on nutritional status, dietary intake and nutritional biomarkers of children aged 6 months to 12 years. Design: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 2019–2020. Setting: Multistage cluster sampling conducted in Central, Northern, Southern and East Coast regions of Peninsular Malaysia. Participants: 2989 children aged 0·5–12·9 years. Results: Prevalences of stunting, thinness, overweight and obesity among children aged 0·5–12·9 years were 8·9 %, 6·7 %, 9·2 % and 8·8 %, respectively. Among children below 5 years old, 11·4 % were underweight, 13·8 % had stunting and 6·2 % had wasting. Data on nutritional biomarkers showed that a small proportion of children aged 4–12 years had Fe (2·9 %) and vitamin A deficiencies (3·1 %). Prevalence of anaemia was distinctly different between children below 4 years old (40·3 %) and those aged 4 years and above (3·0 %). One-fourth of children (25·1 %) had vitamin D insufficiency, which was twice as prevalent in girls (35·2 % v. boys: 15·6 %). The majority of children did not meet the recommended dietary intake for Ca (79·4 %) and vitamin D (94·8 %). Conclusions: Data from SEANUTS II Malaysia confirmed that triple burden of malnutrition coexist among children in Peninsular Malaysia, with higher prevalence of overnutrition than undernutrition. Anaemia is highly prevalent among children below 4 years old, while vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among girls. Low intakes of dietary Ca and vitamin D are also of concern. These findings provide policymakers with useful and evidence-based data to formulate strategies that address the nutritional issues of Malaysian children. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980023002239/type/journal_articleChildrendietary intakemalnutritionnutritional biomarkersnutritional status |
| spellingShingle | Bee Koon Poh Jyh Eiin Wong Shoo Thien Lee Jasmine Siew Min Chia Giin Shang Yeo Razinah Sharif Nik Shanita Safii Nor Aini Jamil Caryn Mei Hsien Chan Nor MF Farah Mohd Jamil Sameeha Denise Koh Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat See Meng Lim A Karim Norimah Abd Talib Ruzita Siti Balkis Budin Lei Hum Wee Swee Fong Tang Ilse Khouw Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia Public Health Nutrition Children dietary intake malnutrition nutritional biomarkers nutritional status |
| title | Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia |
| title_full | Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia |
| title_short | Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia |
| title_sort | triple burden of malnutrition among malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years current findings from seanuts ii malaysia |
| topic | Children dietary intake malnutrition nutritional biomarkers nutritional status |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980023002239/type/journal_article |
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