title: Body composition, energy, protein and iron intake of Nigerian female nursing students.
abstract: 100 apparently healthy female nursing students (aged 20-30 years) were studied. A 24 hours dietary recall was recorded. Additionally a questionnaire was elaborated to collect dietary parameters for 3 days. From the mean daily food intake the energy, protein and iron intake was calculated. A series of anthropometric measurements, i.e. body weight, body height and skinfold thickness (triceps, breast, scapula, abdomen) were used to determine total body fat, lean body mass, optimum weight, and relation weight. The mean total body fat of the 100 subjects was (21.3 +/- 5.1) % and (12.7 +/- 4.4) kg, respectively, the optimum weight (56.6 +/- 6.3) kg and the mean relative weight (101 +/- 12.4) %. 11% of the 100 subjects studied was underweight, 73% showed normal weight, 10% was overweight and 6% obese. All the age groups met their energy and protein requirements as well as the iron intake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Udekwe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009549:Nigeria; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007501:Iron