ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present work was to study the nutritional pattern in the school population of a rural town in Cádiz (Spain), with an important industrial development. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We have studied a representative sample of 344 school-children of both sexes between 8 and 15 year-old. Dietary intake was assessed by "24 hour recall" and the CUVALC program was used to transform it in nutrients. In all the age groups daily caloric and nutrients intake was adjusted to that recommended by Spanish people. RESULTS: The results observed showed that specially protein intake was high in all the age groups. Dietary lipid was high (39%). The saturated fatty acids exceeded the level recommended in 100% school children and the intake of carbohydrates (46%) and crude fiber were low. On the other hand, we observed that vitamin D in girls and calories, calcium and iron in both sexes were lower than recommended allowances in some age groups. In addition, the proportional breakfast calories intake was lower (16.6%) than the 25% recommended. CONCLUSIONS: The population of Ubrique, a rural town in Cádiz (Spain) with an important industrial development had a more occidental than mediterranean nutritional profile.
Subject(s)
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Diet , Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage , Dietary Fats/administration & dosage , Dietary Proteins/administration & dosage , Energy Intake , Female , Humans , Male , Rural Population , Sex Factors , Spain , Vitamins/administration & dosageABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to try to determine the hospital admission profiles of Spanish immigrants in France and whether differences exist between the admission patterns in this population and the autochthus French population. The study was carried out between 1984 and 1985 in all the hospitals of the "Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris". In-patients were codified by using the OTARIE system (Organisation du Traitement Automatisé de Recherche Intéressant l'Epidémiologie) based on the I.C.D. 9R. (International Classification of Diseases). Observation of the proportional morbidity rates and the standardized rates showed differences between the two populations for tuberculosis, congenital pathology, poisoning and symptoms (multi-etiological processes, poorly defined conditions and symptoms "per se"). The Spanish sample showed a greater diagnosis for tuberculosis and symptoms (psychiatric and neurological) than the French population. However, poisoning and congenital pathologies were more frequent in the latter.
