Sri Sumarmi*, Hamam Hadi**, W. Lestariana** and D.S. Nurdiati**
*Faculty of Public Health Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
**Faculty of Medicine Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Background :
Some nutritional status indicators may be correlated each other because there are any metabolic interaction among nutrients in human body, therefore one indicator may predict the others.

Objective :
This study was to identify the correlation among anthropomentric parameters as representation of macronutrients status and micronutrient status, especially vitamin A, iron and zinc status.

Method :
In a cross sectional study conducted at Probolinggo District in East Java Province, we measured the anthropometric parameter such as body weight, height, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), subcutan fat, waist circumference and also serum protein as well as micronutrient status (hemoglobin, serum ferritin, serum retinol, serum zinc) in 127 young newly married women (age 20.5 ± 3.6 y).

Result :
Body weight was correlated with serum ferritin (r = 0.195, p = 0.030), serum retinol (r = 0.236, p = 0.008). Body stature was correlated with serum protein (r = 0.195, p = 0.038). Body mass index (BMI) was correlated with serum ferritin (r = 0.239, p = 0.008), serum retinol (r = 0.193, p = 0.032). MUAC and waist circumference were corelated with serum retinol (r = 0.201, p = 0.024; r = 0.208, p = 0.020, respectively), but subcutan fat correlated with serum ferritin. Serum protein was correlated with serum zinc (r = 0.185, p = 0.038), the risk of zinc defisiensi was significantly greater among women with chronic energy malnutrition (MUAC < 23.5 cm) compare to women with normal MUAC ( OR = 10.6; 95% CI : 1.3, 85.8; p = 0.005).

Conclusion :
Body composition indices which is represent of body fat measurement tend to correlated with vitamin A status, but indices which is indicate protein status were correlated with zinc status.

Key words : ferritin, retinol, zinc, anthropometric, newly married women

Presented at 44th APACPH Conference, Colombo, Srilanka October 16-19 2012.
Research financial supported by Danone Institute Indonesia.