Nutritional Status of Filipino Adolescents, >10-19 years old

MA. LILIBETH P. DASCO, RND

Senior Science Research Specialist

11.3 %are wasted

Among adolescents…

are stunted

26.3 %

38.735.3 35.6 35.7

31.6 31.9

26.3

10.7 11.5 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.5 11.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

2003 2005 2008 2011 2013 2015 2018

Stunting Wasting

Trends in the prevalence of stunting and wasting among adolescents, >10-19 years old: Philippines, 2003 - 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

*

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

32.4 30.233.5 31.9

24.9 24.4

30.326.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

10-12 y* 13-15 y* 16-19 y All

2015 2018

Prevalence of stunting among adolescents, >10-19 years old by age group: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

Pre

vale

nce (

%)

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

Prevalence of wasting among adolescents, >10-19 years old by age group: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

14.0 12.710.4

12.511.7 11.6 10.4 11.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

10-12 y* 13-15 y 16-19 y All

2015 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

Among adolescents…

are overweight

and obese

11.6 %

4.96.1 6.1 6.7

8.39.2

11.6

0

5

10

15

20

2003 2005 2008 2011 2013 2015 2018

Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obese among adolescents, >10-19 years old: Philippines, 2003-2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

*

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

10.88.3 8.2 9.2

14.210.4 9.8 11.6

0

10

20

30

40

50

10-12 y* 13-15 y* 16-19 y All

2015 2018

Prevalence of overweight & obese among adolescents, >10-19 years old by age group: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

- Doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- tovigorous-intensity physical activity per day

Insufficiently Physically Active

Reference: World Health Organization (2015) Global Reference List of 100 Care Health Indicators. Geneva 27, Switzerland

Females

84.4

0

20

40

60

80

100

10-12 y 13-15 y 16-17 y

80.4 86.8 87.8

Proportion of insufficiently physically active adolescents >10 to 17 years old by sex and age group: Philippines, 2018

Males

75.1

0

20

40

60

80

100

10-12 y 13-15 y 16-17 y

72.6 76.3 77.8

Smoking Status of Filipino Adolescents

– those who smoked during the survey either on a“daily” basis (at least one cigarette a day) or on aregular/occasional basis

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION SMOKING

CURRENT SMOKERS

• Occasional smokers are those who do not smokedaily but who smoke at least weekly and

• those who smoke less often than weekly

Reference: World Health Organization

0.8 2.7

9.6

17.1

5.5

0.1 1.8

6.8

13.9

4.0

0

10

20

30

40

50

10-12 y* 13-15 y 16-17 y 18- <20 y All

2015 2018

Proportion of current smokers among adolescents, >10-19 years old by age group: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

Perc

en

tag

e (

%)

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

5.3

10.4

7.75.2

11.1

8.1

0

5

10

15

20

Male Female All

2013 2018

Prevalence of anemia among children, 13-19 years old by sex: Philippines, 2013 & 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

3.68.0

15.8

30.6

19.822.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

<20 20-49 50-99 100-199 200-299 >300

Percent distribution of UIE levels among adolescents, >10-12 years old by sex: Philippines, 2018

Median: 173 mcg/dL

Prevalence <50 mcg/dL = 11.5%

Severe Moderate Mild Optimal More than

adequate

ExcessiveSevere Moderate Mild Optimal More than

adequate

Excessive

% D

istr

ibu

tio

n

SUMMARY

Among adolescents…

• Stunting has decreased significantly from 31.9% to 26.3%

• Wasting has decreased but not significant at 5% level

• Overweight is a growing problem

• Majority have insufficiently physical activity particularly among

females, 10-17 years old

• Current smokers decreased among all age groups but there were

still smokers <18 years of age

SUMMARY

Among adolescents…

• Anemia remains a problem of mild public health significance

especially among females, 13-19 years old

• Pockets of Iodine Deficiency Disorder still exist among 10-12

years old

Nutrition Situation of Women of Reproductive Age in the Philippines

Prevalence of chronic energy deficient among non- pregnant/ non-lactating women of reproductive age, 15-49 years old:

Philippines, 2015 & 2018

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

14.9

9.4 10.59.57.4 7.8

0

10

20

30

40

50

<20 y* 20 y* All*

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)2015 2018

>

Prevalence of overweight and obese among non- pregnant/ non-lactating women of reproductive age, 15-49 years old:

Philippines, 2015 & 2018

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

8.1

34.8

29.3

10.8

41.5

35.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

<20 y 20 y All*

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)2015 2018

>

Trends in the prevalence of nutritionally at-risk pregnant women: Philippines, 1998-2018

30.7

26.628.4 26.3 25.0 24.8

24.7

20.1

0

10

20

30

40

1998 2003 2005 2008 2011 2013 2015 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

YEAR

Prevalence of nutritionally-at-risk among pregnant women by age group: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

39.7

22.424.7

36.6

18.4 20.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

<20 y 20 y All

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)2015 2018

>

Proportion of nutritionally-at-risk among pregnant women by wealth quintile: Philippines, 2015 & 2018

23.6

21.1

23.0

17.0

10.0

30.0

24.4

24.7

22.7

19.5

0 10 20 30 40 50

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Prevalence (%)

2015 2018

Trends in the prevalence of chronic energy deficient and overweight/obese among lactating mothers: Philippines,

2011 to 2018

11.9 12.5 13.611.0

17.7

21.7 22.4

28.5

0

10

20

30

40

2011 2013 2015 2018

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

YEAR

CED Overweight/Obese*

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

27/06/2019

Prevalence of chronic energy deficient (CED) and overweight/obese among lactating mothers: Philippines,

2015 & 2018

11.4 13.78.2

11.2

0

10

20

30

40

<20 y >=20 y

Pre

vale

nce (

%)

2015 2018

10.9

23.2

9.2

29.6

0

10

20

30

40

<20 y >=20 y

Pre

vale

nc

e (

%)

2015 2018

Chronic Energy Deficient Overweight and Obese

Philippines= 11.0%

Philippines= 28.5%

27/06/2019

27/06/2019

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant/ non-lactating women, 15-49 years, Philippines: 2018

11.6

11.4

11.9

12.1

11.9

11.4

11.9

11.0

0 5 10 15 20

Philippines

Urban

Rural

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Prevalence (%)

27/06/2019

Trends in the prevalence of anemia among pregnant and lactating women, Philippines: 1993 to 2018

43.6

50.7

43.9 42.5

24.626.1

43.045.7

42.2

31.6

16.714.4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Pre

vale

nce (

%)

Pregnant Lactating

Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorder among women of reproductive age, 15-49 years old: Philippines, 2013 & 2018

21.727.0

33.1

11.3

20.2 21.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

Non-P/L* Pregnant Lactating*

Pre

va

len

ce

(%

)

2013 2018

*Significantly different at 5% Level of significance

SUMMARY

Among non-pregnant and lactating women and lactating mothers

of reproductive age…

• Chronic energy deficient has decreased significantly

• Overweight and obese is also growing problem

• Anemia has decreased but remains a problem of mild public

health significance

• Iodine deficiency disorder has decreased significantly

SUMMARY

Among pregnant women…

• Nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women have decreased, especially

among adults but not significant at 5% level

• Anemia remains a problem of moderate public health significance