The Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
Monitoring Health Conditions, Nutritional Status of Adults in the Russian
Federation
1994-2001
Anna M. Safronova, Mikhail L. Starovoitov
The Institute of Nutrition, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
The Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) is a series of
nationally representative surveys of the Russian Federation implemented between
1992 and 2001. This report is based on surveys conducted in 1994 (Round 5), 1995
(Round 6), 1996 (Round 7), 1998 (Round 8), 2000 (Round 9) and -2001 (Round
10). Data from all rounds have been weighted to comparability of the information
presented herein.
To date, the RLMS (of Rounds 5-10) were handled by the Institute of
Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, headed by Drs. Polka Kozyreva and
Mikhail Kosolapov, slog with Dr. Michael Swafford, Paragon Research
International.
The Institute of Nutrition, Russian Academy of medical Sciences, headed by
Drs. Alexnder Baturin and Arseni Martinchik, coordinated and carried out the
collection and processing of health and diet data.
The University of North Carolina team that coordinated of the RLMS includes:
Barry Pipkin, Principal Investigator, and co-investigators Namvar Zohoori,
Barbara Entwise, Thomas Mroz, and Lenore Arab.
The antropometric measurement results have been used to evaluate and
analyses the nutritional status. For all respondents were offered to answer the
questions about health and they were exposed to measur height and weight. The
height were measured by portable equipment "Seca Bodymeter 208'' and weight
were measured on portable electronic scale "seca''
The nutritional status of adults were estimated by the body mass index
(BMI).
The following criteria have been to estimate the BMI value
< 18,5 - underweight;
20-25 normal body mass;
25-30 overweight;
> 30 obese
The statistical analysis of data have been carried out in the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS - 9.0).
The have been analysis data of adults population 18-58 years in 1994 - 2065 males
and 3274 females', in 1995 - 2607 males and 3052 females', in 1996 -2550 males
and 3002 females; in 1998 - 2627 males and 3053 females; in 2000 -2701 males
and 3253 females', 2001- 3019 males and 3716 females.
We were analysis next data: nutrition status and type of settlement, nutrition status
and indicate of education, nutrition status and health self - assessment;
nutrition status and chronic diseases: myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus,
stroke', nutrition status and ethical problem.
The nutrition status all adults among round there has been differences:
Among the all adults mean BMI have been counterweight - 2-3%,. overweight 28- 32%., obese - 16-17%. Among the men mean BMI has been underweight near
2%, overweight - 30-34%, obese- 8-10%. Among the female mean BMI has been
underweight near -3,3 - 4,3%, overweight - 27 - 30%, obese- 20 -23%.
There are differences in the anthropometric characteristics between urban and rural
population. Among man highest BMI has been found in P.G.T., in all round.
Among female highest BMI has been found in rural, in all round.
There are differences by gender, BMI and value labels diplom.rxmong man
highest BMI has been found who has at least complete higher, in all round. Among
female highest BMI has been found who has incomplete secondary (7-8) only, in
all round.
There are analysis health self-assessment. Among man has been 40%, who
complain of their health', 50% who estimating of their health as satisfactory and
near - 7% who estimating of their health as poor. Among female has been 26%,
who complain of their health, 60% who estimating of their health as satisfactory,
near - 1 1%, who estimating of their health as poor.
Man and female who estimating of their health as "good'' and "satisfactory'' had
BMI - norm. Among adult who estimating of their health as (spooler, BMI had
been 24-28.
The nutrition status (mean BMl) all adults and chronic disease (myocardial
infarction, diabetes mellitus, stroke) have been certain relation. Among
respondents who had in anamnesis chronic disease, mean BMI have been over
norm.
Therefore, in the surveyed all round there have been revealed relation
nutrition status and next factory (type of settlement, indicate of education, health
self - assessment, chronic diseases).
It has also been note ethical problem among respondents were who did not
answer questions about of health and same of them refused antropometric measure.
Because of they were ills, if were very busy and other.