期刊名称：International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
印刷版ISSN：0267-3843
电子版ISSN：2164-4527
出版年度：2019
卷号：24
期号：3
页码：1-15
DOI：10.1080/02673843.2018.1538885
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：A lack of in-depth assessment of the nutritional status of homeless youth
precludes interventions that achieve nutritional adequacy. We enrolled
118 unaccompanied homeless youth to obtain sociodemographic and
health data along with dietary, anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical
assessments. As a reference, homeless youth data were compared to a
convenience sample of 145 college students. Obesity was prevalent
among homeless youth than among college students (29% vs. 8%
respectively (CI: 11.2, 29.9). Among homeless youth, 74% of females
versus 41% of males were overweight/obese (CI: 14.9, 51.2). Homeless
youth also had poor diet quality (44.37 (SD: 12.64)). Over 70% of homeless
youth had inadequate intakes of vitamins A, C, D3 and E, as well as
calcium and magnesium. Our findings show increased weight, adiposity,
and suboptimal intakes of essential nutrients among unaccompanied
homeless youth. Further studies are needed to inform evidence-based
nutrition interventions that will aid in improving their nutritional health.
关键词：Unaccompanied youth ; homeless ; nutritional status ; diet quality
