Daily Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Has Different Correlations With Haemoglobin Levels in Young Women at Karanganyar Regency

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.026How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Fruit and vegetable consumption, Hemoglobin level, Anemia, Young women

Abstract

Indonesia still encounters a nutritional problem since the morbidity rate of anemia in young women has increased in the last few years. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in susceptible age groups especially in young women. Based on the results of Basic Health Research in Indonesia, low daily intake of fruits and vegetables commonly occurs in Indonesian people. This study therefore aimed to investigate the correlation of fruit and vegetable consumptions with hemoglobin (Hb) levels in young women. A cross sectional study was performed to 117 young women who studied at senior and vocational high schools in Karanganyar Regency. They were selected by using a stratified random sampling. Data of fruit and vegetable consumptions were collected through a Semi Quantitative-Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ) while Hb levels were measured by using a hematology analyzer. Data of other factors that influenced Hb levels were obtained by using questionnaires and anthropometric measurement. Spearman and multiple linear regression tests were used to analyze correlation of fruit and vegetable consumptions and confounding factors with Hb levels. The p-value of <0.05 was considered as a statistical significance. Anemia was found in 17.1% young women. Most young women had inadequate fruit consumption whereas 52.1% had adequate vegetable consumption. Fruit consumption (b = 0.002; p = 0.740) did not correlate with Hb levels while a positive correlation with Hb level was observed in vegetable consumption (b = 0.006; p <0.001). In conclusion, daily consumption of fruits and vegetables has different correlations with Hb levels in young women.

Copyright

© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Liyana Ilmiyati
AU  - Dono Indarto
AU  - Brian Wasita
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/27
TI  - Daily Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Has Different Correlations With Haemoglobin Levels in Young Women at Karanganyar Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 117
EP  - 120
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.026
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.026
ID  - Ilmiyati2021
ER  -