Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu

Nutritional intake is one of the most important aspects that influence body composition and may affect body somatotype. Some previous studies conducted on somatotype in Malaysia have focussed on the aspect of sport performance and physical activities but none were on somatotype with dietary intake...

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Main Authors:	Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Wan Abdul Manan W.M.
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/1/48_01_12.pdf

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spelling	ukm-127792019-04-16T09:08:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/ Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Wan Abdul Manan W.M., Nutritional intake is one of the most important aspects that influence body composition and may affect body somatotype. Some previous studies conducted on somatotype in Malaysia have focussed on the aspect of sport performance and physical activities but none were on somatotype with dietary intakes. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between somatotype and dietary intakes. A total of 308 males and females of uniformed government agencies personnel in Kuala Terengganu were systematically selected to participate into this study. Somatotype was determined by using the Heath and Carter, method. Dietary intakes were measured by using 24-hour dietary recall technique. The mean age of respondents was 38.18 ± 5.23 years. Their mean BMI was 26.09 ± 5.69 kg/m2, which indicated that they were overweight. Mean somatotype components of the male respondents were (5.71, 4.73, 1.20), while of female respondents were (8.77, 4.99, 0.77). This indicated that the males belonged to mesomorph-endomorph body somatotype while the females belonged to mesomorph endomorph somatotype category. Median calories intake among respondents was 1987 kcal per day. The correlation between endomorphy component with calories, carbohydrate and protein intake were r= -0.083, r= -0.172 and r= -0.226, respectively (p<0.05). Mesomorphy component correlated negatively with protein intake of respondents (r= -0.161, p<0.05). The ectomorphy component correlated positively with calories (r= 0.151, p<0.05), carbohydrate (r= 0.113, p<0.05), protein (r= 0.191, p<0.05) and fat intake (r=0.112, p<0.05). Some vitamins and minerals intake also shows correlation with somatotype components. Generally, this study suggested that dietary intakes influence somatotype components and somatotype measurements can be useful to be used as tools for identifying obesity predispositions. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/1/48_01_12.pdf Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, and Wan Abdul Manan W.M., (2019) Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu. Malaysian Applied Biology, 48 (1). pp. 79-85. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=897&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description	Nutritional intake is one of the most important aspects that influence body composition and may affect body somatotype. Some previous studies conducted on somatotype in Malaysia have focussed on the aspect of sport performance and physical activities but none were on somatotype with dietary intakes. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between somatotype and dietary intakes. A total of 308 males and females of uniformed government agencies personnel in Kuala Terengganu were systematically selected to participate into this study. Somatotype was determined by using the Heath and Carter, method. Dietary intakes were measured by using 24-hour dietary recall technique. The mean age of respondents was 38.18 ± 5.23 years. Their mean BMI was 26.09 ± 5.69 kg/m2, which indicated that they were overweight. Mean somatotype components of the male respondents were (5.71, 4.73, 1.20), while of female respondents were (8.77, 4.99, 0.77). This indicated that the males belonged to mesomorph-endomorph body somatotype while the females belonged to mesomorph endomorph somatotype category. Median calories intake among respondents was 1987 kcal per day. The correlation between endomorphy component with calories, carbohydrate and protein intake were r= -0.083, r= -0.172 and r= -0.226, respectively (p<0.05). Mesomorphy component correlated negatively with protein intake of respondents (r= -0.161, p<0.05). The ectomorphy component correlated positively with calories (r= 0.151, p<0.05), carbohydrate (r= 0.113, p<0.05), protein (r= 0.191, p<0.05) and fat intake (r=0.112, p<0.05). Some vitamins and minerals intake also shows correlation with somatotype components. Generally, this study suggested that dietary intakes influence somatotype components and somatotype measurements can be useful to be used as tools for identifying obesity predispositions.
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author	Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Wan Abdul Manan W.M.,
spellingShingle	Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Wan Abdul Manan W.M., Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
author_facet	Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Wan Abdul Manan W.M.,
author_sort	Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin,
title	Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
title_short	Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
title_full	Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
title_fullStr	Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
title_full_unstemmed	Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu
title_sort	body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in kuala terengganu
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12779/1/48_01_12.pdf
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Body somatotype and dietary intakes of government employees in Kuala Terengganu

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