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ArticlePublic health nutrition2018

Urban and rural dietary patterns are associated with anthropometric and biochemical indicators of nutritional status of adolescent Mozambican girls.

Helena H Hauta-Alus, Liisa Korkalo, Riitta Freese, Carina Ismael, Marja Mutanen

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Helena H Hauta-Alus1Children's Hospital,University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital,Tukholmankatu 8 C,PO Box 20 Biomedicum Helsinki,00014 University of Helsinki,Finland.
Liisa Korkalo2Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Riitta Freese2Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Carina Ismael3Food Security and Nutrition Association (ANSA),Maputo,Mozambique.
Marja Mutanen2Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.

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objectiveThe objective of the present study was to explore whether dietary patterns (DP) are associated with nutritional status indicators among adolescent Mozambican girls. Design/Setting/Subjects In this population-based cross-sectional study we used the FFQ data of 547 girls aged 14-19 years from Central Mozambique to derive dietary patterns by means of principal component analysis. We used two-level linear regression models to examine the associations between the DP and anthropometric and biochemical indicators of nutritional status.

resultsWe identified three DP: 'Urban bread and fats', 'Rural meat and vegetables' and 'Rural cassava and coconut'. The 'Urban bread and fats' DP was positively associated with BMI-for-age Z-score (BMIZ), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), triceps skinfold (P for all<0·001) and blood Hb (P=0·025). A negative association was observed between the 'Urban bread and fats' DP and serum folate (P<0·001). The 'Rural meat and vegetables' DP and the 'Rural cassava and coconut' DP were associated negatively with BMIZ, MUAC and triceps skinfold (P for all<0·05), but the 'Rural meat and vegetables' DP was associated positively with serum ferritin (P=0·007).

conclusionsUrban and rural DP were associated with nutritional status indicators. In a low-resource setting, urban diets may promote body fat storage and blood Hb concentrations but compromise serum folate concentration. It is important to continue valuing the traditional, rural foods that are high in folate.

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AdolescentAdultAnthropometryCross-Sectional StudiesDietFemaleHumansMozambiqueNutritional StatusRural PopulationUrban PopulationYoung AdultAdolescentDietary patternLow-income countryMozambiqueNutritional statusNutrition transitionSub-Saharan AfricaUndernutrition

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PMCPMC10260957

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