Assessment of dietary calcium intake in young subjects and its association with obesity
Assessment of dietary calcium intake in young subjects and its association with obesity
SAIMA SHARIF*, NIMRA PERVEEN, SHAGUFTA NAZ, TASNIM FARASAT, FARKHANDA MANZOOR,
ASMA ABDUL-LATIF & FARZANA RASHID
ABSTRACT
Many of the studies had shown an inverse association between dietary
calcium intake and weight loss so the present study was aimed to
investigate the association between dietary calcium intake and body
mass indices. This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the
association between dietary calcium intake and anthropometric
correlates. 1000 people (492 males and 508 females) were randomly
selected from different educational institutes of Lahore, Pakistan.
Anthropometric measures were calculated, while demographic and
dietary information (especially high-calcium sources) was assessed with
the help of a questionnaire. Out of 1000 individuals, about 5% were
obese, 33.3% overweight, 53.3% normal, and 8.4% were underweight for
the studied population. The average calcium intake for the studied
population was 706.66 ± 4.2 mg/d. The average BMI of 22.84 kg/m² was
observed in the studied population. Percentage of calcium deficient (<400
mg/day) obese and overweight subjects was found to be 13%. A
statistically significant inverse association (r=-0.063, p<0.05) was
observed between dietary calcium intake and obesity suggesting that an
increase in calcium intake can decrease the chances of obesity
incidence.
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June 2020
Vol.66, Iss. 1, Pages 1-126
