Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (Aug 2024)

Anthropometry Indices and Body Composition in Adolescent Girls with Anemia: A Scoping Review

  • Yunita S,
  • Adnani QES,
  • Zuhairini Y,
  • Dhamayanti M,
  • Rahmatika NS,
  • Anwar R,
  • Ghozali M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 17
pp. 4131 – 4141

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Sri Yunita,1,* Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani,2 Yenni Zuhairini,2 Meita Dhamayanti,3 Nur Syifa Rahmatika,4,5 Ruswana Anwar,6 Mohammad Ghozali7,* 1Master of Midwifery Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; 2Departement of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; 3Department of Child Health, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; 4Master of Biomedical Sciences Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; 5Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Halu Oleo, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia; 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; 7Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, West Java, Indonesia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mohammad Ghozali, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, West Java, 45363, Indonesia, Tel +6281320359090, Fax +62 (022) 7795595, Email [email protected]: To reduce anemia rates, it is crucial to gain a deeper understanding of anemia and its associated factors. It is essential for teenagers who are going through a period of rapid growth to promptly address anemia since untreated anemia can negatively impact their reproductive health. This literature review investigated the relationship between nutritional and anthropometric status indicators, body composition, and prevalence of anemia in teenage girls. Studies were selected based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria. A comprehensive search across multiple databases (PubMed= 409, ScienceDirect= 3153, Scopus= 4, Sage Journals= 358) and manual citation of five articles yielded 3929 articles, of which 630 were excluded for irrelevance, one was inaccessible, and nine articles were included in the study after assessing their eligibility. The review’s findings suggest that indicators such as Body Mass Index (BMI) and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) are indicated as initial assessments to screen the nutritional status of adolescent females and estimate their risk of anemia. Only one article has specifically discussed the connection between fat mass and anemia in terms of body composition. The need for studies on anthropometry and body composition-related anemia underscores the need to broaden investigations to gain a more nuanced understanding of this subject.Keywords: anthropometry, body composition, female adolescents, anemia

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