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Among children below 5 years old, 11\u00b74 % were underweight, 13\u00b78 % had stunting and 6\u00b72 % had wasting. Data on nutritional biomarkers showed that a small proportion of children aged 4\u201312 years had Fe (2\u00b79 %) and vitamin A deficiencies (3\u00b71 %). Prevalence of anaemia was distinctly different between children below 4 years old (40\u00b73 %) and those aged 4 years and above (3\u00b70 %). One-fourth of children (25\u00b71 %) had vitamin D insufficiency, which was twice as prevalent in girls (35\u00b72 %\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      . boys: 15\u00b76 %). The majority of children did not meet the recommended dietary intake for Ca (79\u00b74 %) and vitamin D (94\u00b78 %).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1368980023002239_as6\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data from SEANUTS II Malaysia confirmed that triple burden of malnutrition coexist among children in Peninsular Malaysia, with higher prevalence of overnutrition than undernutrition. Anaemia is highly prevalent among children below 4 years old, while vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among girls. Low intakes of dietary Ca and vitamin D are also of concern. These findings provide policymakers with useful and evidence-based data to formulate strategies that address the nutritional issues of Malaysian children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1368980023002239","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,7]],"date-time":"2023-11-07T00:12:27Z","timestamp":1699315947000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Triple burden of malnutrition among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0713-5197","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bee Koon","family":"Poh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9206-3257","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jyh Eiin","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shoo Thien","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jasmine Siew Min","family":"Chia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3817-0091","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giin Shang","family":"Yeo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Razinah","family":"Sharif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nik Shanita","family":"Safii","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nor Aini","family":"Jamil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caryn Mei Hsien","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nor MF","family":"Farah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohd Jamil","family":"Sameeha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Denise","family":"Koh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nur Zakiah Mohd","family":"Saat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"See Meng","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A Karim","family":"Norimah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abd Talib","family":"Ruzita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siti Balkis","family":"Budin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lei Hum","family":"Wee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Swee Fong","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8958-8880","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ilse","family":"Khouw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1368980023002239_ref19","volume-title":"WHO AnthroPlus for Personal Computers Manual. 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