Assessment of the nutritional status of children according to maternal reports: Are mothers’ perceptions of their children’s appetite accurate?

Gümüş A. B., Yardımcı H., Koç N., Kara Uzun A.

Archives de Pédiatrie, cilt.27, ss.442-447, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: Archives de Pédiatrie
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.442-447
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: This study determined whether there is a difference in the nutritional status of children with good and poor appetites, as reported by their mothers. Methods: In all, 70 volunteer mothers of children aged 6–60 months participated in the study. Information about the nutrition of the child was obtained from the mothers via a questionnaire. Results: Based on the mothers’ statements, no significant difference was found in the mean or median values of the anthropometric measurements between children with good and poor appetites (p > .05), and no significant difference was observed between daily consumed energy and macro- and micronutrients (p > .05). While the blood zinc levels of children with a good appetite were higher than those with a poor appetite (p < .05), there was no difference regarding other parameters (p > .05). Conclusion: In this study, no significant difference was evident between children defined as having good or poor appetite by their mothers, especially in terms of energy and nutrients