Double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition in Vietnam in 2011: results of the SEANUTS study in 0·5–11-year-old children

• Published in: British journal of nutrition 2013-09, Vol.110 (S3), p.S45-S56
• Main Authors: Le Nguyen, Bao Khanh, Le Thi, Hop, Nguyen Do, Van Anh, Tran Thuy, Nga, Nguyen Huu, Chinh, Thanh Do, Tran, Deurenberg, Paul, Khouw, Ilse
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anemia; Anthropometry; Arm circumference; Ascorbic acid; Body Height; Body Weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Chronic illnesses; Data collection; Diet; Dietary intake; Economic reform; Female; Ferritin; Ferritins - blood; Food; Food consumption; Food intake; Growth Disorders - epidemiology; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Immunology; Infant; Laboratories; Male; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Nutrition; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition Policy; Nutrition Surveys; Nutritional status; Obesity; Overnutrition; Overnutrition - epidemiology; Overweight; Overweight - epidemiology; Questionnaires; Retinene; Rural areas; Rural Population; Sample size; Sampling methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; Thinness - epidemiology; Undernutrition; Underweight; Urban areas; Urban Population; Vietnam - epidemiology; Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamins
• ISSN: 0007-1145; 1475-2662
• DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513002080

The Vietnamese South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS), a cross-sectional study, was undertaken to assess the nutritional status in a nationally representative sample of children aged 0·5–11·9 years. A multi-stage cluster-randomised sampling method was used to recruit 2872 children. Anthropometric measurements included weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, and waist and hip circumferences. Blood biochemistry involved analyses of Hb, serum ferritin, and vitamins A and D. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24 h recall questionnaire, and nutrient intakes were compared with the Vietnamese RDA. In children aged