Association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
; (12): 975-980, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES@#To study the association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children aged 3-12 years.@*METHODS@#This cross sectional study was conducted in randomly selected presumed healthy children with good nutritional status aged 3-12 years in Central Jakarta, Indonesia (@*RESULTS@#The prevalence of lactose malabsorption in children aged 3-5 years and children aged 6-12 years was 20.8% (15/72) and 35.3% (36/102), respectively. There was no association between milk or milk product consumption and lactose malabsorption (@*CONCLUSIONS@#There is no association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children aged 3-12 years, suggesting that genetic predisposition may be more important than adaptive mechanisms to lactose consumption.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Breath Tests
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Milk
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Indonesia
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Lactose Intolerance
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
CHINA
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CN
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA