Macronutrient intake in stunted and non-stunted toddlers in Jember, Indonesia
Alinea Dwi Elisanti1, Resy Dwi Jayanti1, Dahlia Indah Amareta1
1Department of Health, Politeknik Negeri Jember, Jember, East Java, Indonesia.
Background:
Stunting is a condition of toddlers who experience growth failure due to chronic nutrient deficiencies that must be addressed immediately, if children lack nutrients continuously, it can affect their nutritional status and will cause children to be shorter than their age. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in macronutrient intake in stunted and non-stunted toddlers in Jember, Indonesia.
Design And Methods:
Type of analytical observational research with case control design, sampling technique using simple random sampling. The number of subjects needed in each group is 66 stunting toddlers and 66 non-stunting toddlers with total subjects used are 132 toddlers.
Results:
There are differences in macronutrient intake: energy, protein, fat, and carbohydrates between stunted and non-stunted toddlers with a higher average value of food intake per day for non-stunted toddlers than for stunted toddlers.
Conclusions:
There are differences in macronutrient intake between stunted and non-stunted toddlers in Jember, Indonesia with a p-value = 0.000 < 0.05.
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