Thực trạng dinh dưỡng của thanh niên 18 tuổi tại hai quận Đống Đa và Nam Từ Liêm Hà Nội năm 2019

The study aimed to assess the nutritional status of 18-year-old youth in two districts of Dong Da and Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi in 2019. A total of 906 subjects aged 18 years old and their parents were weighed and measured for height. Results show that, males: 60.8%, females: 39.2%. The average height of young men in the two districts was 170.2 ± 5.5 cm, for young women was 159.2 ± 4.9cm. The prevalence of chronic energy deficiency was 18.1%: 10.3% in men and 30.1% in women. The prevalence of overweight was 4.7%: 6.4% in men and 2.3% in women. Obesity rate was 0.6%: 0.7% in men and 0.3% in women. Subject’s height has exceeded the average height of 18-year-old youth in the National Nutrition Census in 2019- 2020. However, there was still a number whose height was lower than the average height in the National Nutrition Census in 2009- 2010 (11.4 % for men; 8.7% for women). It is necessary to have interventions to improve stature and reduce the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and chronic energy deficiency in young people.