Influence of underweight and weight loss on nutritional status in the young adult women

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792599
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Sugiyama Jogakuen University
• Principal Investigator: NISHIDA Tomoko 椙山女学園大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70621762)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 痩せ女性 / 体重減少 / 栄養 / プレアルブミン / リンパ球

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional problems of underweight women in their 20s and 30s with weight loss.
Lymphocyte counts and prealbumin as an indicator of nutritional status were lower in the underweight group. This finding suggested that underweight women were at risk for nutritional problems. However, in this study, prealbumin showed no clear association with weight loss. Lymphocyte counts were higher in underweight women with weight loss. These results were different from a hypothesis. General Malaise was lower in underweight women with weight gain. It was expected that underweight women with weight gain felt good body condition.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護