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TITLE:

A RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE DIET PATTERN WITH VARYING NUTRIENT’S INTAKE: DORMITORY VERSUS NON-DORMITORY FEMALE STUDENTS

AUTHORS:

Dr. Afeefa Saeed, Dr Muhammad Moazam, Sarah Razzaq

ABSTRACT:

Background: Proper intake of nutrition, especially the energy and essential nutrients intake in young girls is very much important for their growing bodies and physiological conditions. Objective: Our research aimed to determine the status of nutrients intake by dormitory female students and non-dormitory female students. Patients and Methods: We carried out this cross-sectional research at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore from October 2017 to June 2018 on a total of 300 students dormitory and non-dormitory (150 each) female students who were selected randomly. We recorded anthropometric and demographic information of the students along with twenty-four hours’ diet pattern for three non-consecutive days in a week. We also made a statistical analysis of the gathered data. Results: The outcomes present that average regular consumption of energy of dormitory female students was (2220 ± 1613 kcal) and non-dormitory female students (2311.8 ± 1455.3 kcal). These outcomes reflect that there is a non-significant difference between both. Protein level was low in dormitory females than non-dormitory females (P-Value < 0.001). The intake of iron, calcium, zinc, Vitamin B-I & II in among dormitory females was lower than non-dormitory female students (P-Value < 0.001). However, we reported a non-significant variation in Vitamin A, C, B6 & B12, folic acid and phosphorus of both the groups (P-Value > 0.05). Conclusion: Outcomes indicate that non-dormitory group’s nutritional status was better than dormitory female students; therefore, it suggests for a change in the modification and improvement of the nutritional intake of dormitories in order to sort out nutritional issues. Keywords: University, Nutritional Status, Energy, Dormitory, Non-Dormitory, Protein, Vitamin and Folic Acid.