UM
Residential Collegefalse
Status已發表Published
Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake in University Students of Macao: A Cross-Sectional Study
Tao, Xiaoyu1; Shao, Ying2; Xu, Donghan2; Huang, Yunzhi3; Yu, Xi1; Zhong, Tian1; Wang, Ling1; Chung, Sookja Kim1,4; Chen, Dong1; Yu, Lili2; Xiao, Ying1
2022-09-03
Source PublicationNutrients
ISSN2072-6643
Volume14Issue:17
Abstract

Background: Nutritional status affects the health of the public and is one of the key factors influencing social-economic development. To date, little research on the nutritional status of the Macao university student population has been conducted. Objectives: To identify and evaluate the dietary pattern and the nutritional intake among Macao university students. Methods: The Macao students were selected by the stratified cluster random sampling method. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to investigate food consumption. Data were analyzed through a t-test and factor analysis by using SPSS Version 24.0. Results: A total of 1230 questionnaires were distributed. From the respondents, 1067 (86.7%) were valid. In general, we identified three major dietary patterns in this population: (1) fruit and vegetable dietary pattern, characterized by abundant consumption of fruits and vegetables; (2) grain and high fat dietary pattern, characterized as high intakes of grains and animal foods; (3) high sugar dietary pattern, characterized by a large quantity of daily sugary drinks. The average daily intake of vitamin A, thiamine, calcium, and iodine were significantly lower than the Chinese Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) in the subjects. Conclusions: The dietary pattern of Macao students is similar to that of other Asians. Surprisingly, the daily intake of vitamin A, thiamine, calcium, and iodine by Macao university students is significantly lower than the Chinese RNI.

KeywordCross-sectional Study Dietary Pattern Nutrient Intake University Students
DOI10.3390/nu14173642
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaNutrition & Dietetics
WOS SubjectNutrition & Dietetics
WOS IDWOS:000851873600001
PublisherMDPI, ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85137593948
Fulltext Access
Citation statistics
Document TypeJournal article
CollectionUniversity of Macau
Corresponding AuthorYu, Lili; Xiao, Ying
Affiliation1.Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao
2.Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao
3.School of Education, Zhongshan Polytechnic, Zhongshan, 528404, China
4.Dr. Neher’s Biophysics Laboratory for Innovative Drug Discovery, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Recommended Citation
GB/T 7714
Tao, Xiaoyu,Shao, Ying,Xu, Donghan,et al. Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake in University Students of Macao: A Cross-Sectional Study[J]. Nutrients, 2022, 14(17).
APA Tao, Xiaoyu., Shao, Ying., Xu, Donghan., Huang, Yunzhi., Yu, Xi., Zhong, Tian., Wang, Ling., Chung, Sookja Kim., Chen, Dong., Yu, Lili., & Xiao, Ying (2022). Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake in University Students of Macao: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 14(17).
MLA Tao, Xiaoyu,et al."Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake in University Students of Macao: A Cross-Sectional Study".Nutrients 14.17(2022).
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Related Services
Recommend this item
Bookmark
Usage statistics
Export to Endnote
Google Scholar
Similar articles in Google Scholar
[Tao, Xiaoyu]'s Articles
[Shao, Ying]'s Articles
[Xu, Donghan]'s Articles
Baidu academic
Similar articles in Baidu academic
[Tao, Xiaoyu]'s Articles
[Shao, Ying]'s Articles
[Xu, Donghan]'s Articles
Bing Scholar
Similar articles in Bing Scholar
[Tao, Xiaoyu]'s Articles
[Shao, Ying]'s Articles
[Xu, Donghan]'s Articles
Terms of Use
No data!
Social Bookmark/Share
All comments (0)
No comment.
 

Items in the repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.