Dietary patterns and child, parental, and societal factors associated with being overweight and obesity in Vietnamese children living in Ho Chi Minh city.

Childhood overweight and obesity are rapidly increasing in urban Vietnam. Dietary patterns are understudied for their association with obesity risk in these children, and it is unclear which parental and societal factors should be targeted in prevention efforts. The study assessed child characteristics, dietary patterns, parental and societal factors for associations with childhood overweight and obesity status in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Development and Validation of the Vietnamese Children's Short Dietary Questionnaire to Evaluate Food Groups Intakes and Dietary Practices among 9-11-Year-Olds Children in Urban Vietnam.

This study aims to develop and assess the reproducibility and validity of the Vietnamese Children's Short Dietary Questionnaire (VCSDQ) in evaluating food groups intakes and dietary practices among school-aged children 9-11 years old in urban Vietnam. A 26-item questionnaire covering frequency intakes of five core food groups, five non-core food groups, five dietary practices over a week, and daily intakes of fruits, vegetables, and water was developed. Children ( = 144) from four primary schools in four areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam completed the VCSDQ twice, as well as three consecutive 24 h recalls over a week.

Validity, reliability and feasibility of nutrition screening tools NRS-2002 and MST administered by trained medical doctors in routine practice.

: This study aims to prospectively assess the validity, reliability and feasibility of two nutrition screening tools NRS-2002 and MST combined with BMI (MST+BMI) after administration by medical doctors in hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Viet Nam.: Participants were 150 adult patients (validity study), 30 adult patients (reliability study) and 40 medical doctors (feasibility study) in three wards from three general public hospitals in HCMC. Area Under the ROC curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and percent of correctly classified were calculated to determine validity against SGA or BMI.

Associated Factors of Hypertension in Women and Men in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Hypertension is a direct cardiovascular disease risk. It causes a heavy burden on the healthcare system globally. We aim to assess hypertension occurrence and its associated factors among women and men in Vietnam.

Prevalence and associated risk factors of malnutrition among hospitalized adults in a multisite study in Ho Chi Minh city Viet Nam.

Background And Objectives: This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of malnutrition in adults in acute care settings.

Methods And Study Design: A cross-sectional study among 883 participants from 6 representative general public hospitals was conducted during April and May 2016. Participants were considered malnourished if they were classified using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) as malnourished (B or C) or with BMI <18.

Validity of four nutritional screening tools against subjective global assessment for inpatient adults in a low-middle income country in Asia.

Background/objectives: Hospital malnutrition is a common problem worldwide. This study aims to assess the validity of widely used nutritional screening tools for hospitalized adults in acute care settings in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Subjects/methods: Participants in this study were 693 adult patients from six general public hospitals, in a multi-center survey undertaken in April and May, 2016.