Open AccessProtein Energy Deficiency Increases the Risk of Anemia in Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Donny Kristanto Mulyantoro,
Ina Kusrini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/810/1/012043
Subject(s) - anemia , medicine , hemoglobin , pregnancy , micronutrient , obstetrics , iron deficiency anemia , logistic regression , micronutrient deficiency , physiology , biology , pathology , genetics
Pregnancy is a special physiological period that involves the ingestion of macro and micronutrients in maternal and fetal diseases. Protein-energy deficiency (PED) is the result of the lack of food intake over a long period of (chronic) time in adequate quantity and quality primarily among low socio-economic classes. Meanwhile, anemia is a major nutritional issue for pregnant women in Indonesia that showed inadequate iron intake. This study is aimed to determine the risk of chronic protein-energy deficiency in pregnant women against anemia. 207 pregnant women participated in the cross-sectional study. Anemia was measured by hemoglobin value using the Cyanmethemoglobin method. PED has been identified by measuring the middle-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and measured body height by microtoice instrument. To test the risk of PED to anemia, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was used. The results found that 47.8 % of pregnant women with hemoglobin levels < 12 g/l(anemia). MUAC < 23.5 cm (PED) 16.9 % and body height < 150 cm (stunted) is 44.4%. After adjusted with gestational age and height factors, PED has a risk of 2.18 fold to anemia. Protein-energy deficiency in pregnant women may increase the risk of anemia.