Dietary Pattern, Physical Activity, And Anthropometric Status Of Adolescents (10-19 Years) In Seceondary Schools In Ikwuano L.G.A Abia State Nigeria:- Dike, Precious
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was used
to assess the dietary pattern, physical activity and anthropometric status of
day secondary school adolescents in Ikwuano, L.G.A Abia state. A structured
questionnaire was used to collect data on socioeconomic characteristics of
their parents, dietary pattern and physical activity pattern of the
adolescents. Anthropometric measurements were taken, using standard methods and
subsequently categorized using the WHO Anthro plus software. The data were
analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0.
The findings reveal a majority of respondents are between 10- 14 years of age.
(71.8%) of respondents parents were both civil servants. (90.4%) of respondents
reported eating breakfast, while (9.6%) did not. Food frequency distribution of
the respondents showed that majority (64.5%) of the respondents consumed
cereals and grains daily, while 10.8% of them did not. The dietary diversity
scores showed that 79.28% consumed 4-5 food groups which was moderate, while
(12.74%) conswned less or 3 food groups which was low. A little less than half
of the respondents (43.0%) did their vigorous activity in the last seven days,
while (86.1%) engaged in moderate activity. Using WHO standard to calculate
HAZ, BMIAZ AND WHR the result showed that (18.2%) of the respondents were
Overweight, WHR result showed that (3.4% and 23%) of males and females were at
risk, respectively. There was no significant relationship between
anthropometric status and physical activity. In conclusion, majority of the
students had good dietary pattern, as most of them ate 3 times daily and always
had breakfast. The dietary pattern in tum also influenced their anthropometric
status as a good number of them fell within the normal BMI category.
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MICHAEL, U (2026). Dietary Pattern, Physical Activity, And Anthropometric Status Of Adolescents (10-19 Years) In Seceondary Schools In Ikwuano L.G.A Abia State Nigeria:- Dike, Precious . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 21, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/dietary-pattern-physical-activity-and-anthropometric-status-of-adolescents-10-19-years-in-seceondary-schools-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-nigeria-dike-precious-7-2
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UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Dietary Pattern, Physical Activity, And Anthropometric Status Of Adolescents (10-19 Years) In Seceondary Schools In Ikwuano L.G.A Abia State Nigeria:- Dike, Precious " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 21 Apr. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/dietary-pattern-physical-activity-and-anthropometric-status-of-adolescents-10-19-years-in-seceondary-schools-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-nigeria-dike-precious-7-2