FNRI

FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE

DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
 Prevalence of nutritionally at-risk* pregnant
women by age-group: Philippines, 2013
Philippines: 24.8%
<20 years of age 20 - 29 years of age

FNRI
FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE

DEPARTMENT 37.2% or 1 in about 3 23.0% or 1 out 0f 4

OF
SCIENCE AND 30 – 39 years of age ≥ 40 years of age
TECHNOLOGY

14.8% or 1 out of 7 17.4% or 1 out of 6

*Based on weight-for-height classification; P<95 = Nutritionally at- risk, P≥95 = Not nutritionally at- risk
(Magbitang, et.al, 1988)
 Prevalence of nutritionally at-risk pregnant women
by wealth quintile and by place of residence:
Philippines, 2013
WEALTH INDEX
Philippines: 24.8
30.0

FNRI
30 26.5 25.9
24.7

Percentage
20 14.4
FOOD AND
NUTRITION 10
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
0
Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest
DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY 35 33.3
28.9
30 26.4 30.8
23.3 23.0 26.3 25.8
25
17.7
Percentage

20
15 13.3
10
5
0
Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest
RURAL URBAN
 Trends in the prevalence of nutritionally at-risk
pregnant women: Philippines, 1998-2013

40
FNRI 30.7
28.4
30 26.6 26.3 25.0
FOOD AND 24.8
Percentage

NUTRITION
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE 20
DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND 10
TECHNOLOGY

0
1998 2003 2005 2008 2011 2013
YEAR
 Elevated blood pressure* among pregnant
women by wealth quintile and place of
residence: Philippines, 2013
Philippines: 3.9%

FNRI Hypertension (≥140/≥90 (age <60)

FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH 6
INSTITUTE
Percentage

DEPARTMENT
OF 4
SCIENCE AND
5.2 5.3
TECHNOLOGY 4.5
2 3.4 3.3 3.3
2.7

0
Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest Rural Urban

Wealth quintile Place of Residence

*Based on a single visit BP measurement

Source: Report of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183(1);S1-S22
 Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) among
pregnant women 18 years and over:
Philippines, 2013

FNRI Mean FBG

PSC
FOOD AND n Mean SE (95% CI)
NUTRITION
RESEARCH Pregnant 268 74.33 0.95 72.46 76.20
INSTITUTE

DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND % Distribution by FBG (mg/dL) levels*
TECHNOLOGY
<100 100 - 125 ≥126
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)

97.03 95.03 99.04 1.13 -0.02 2.27 1.84 0.18 3.50

2.97%
FNRI
FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE

DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
 Nutritional status of lactating
mothers: Philippines, 2013

80 65.8 Trends in the prevalence of

Percentage 60 malnutrition among
lactating mothers:
FNRI 40
17.5
Philippines, 1998-2013
12.5
FOOD AND 20 CED Overweight
4.2
NUTRITION 25
19.8 p= 0.8409;NS
RESEARCH 0
CED Normal OW Obese 20 17.6 17.7
INSTITUTE 16.1 17.5
13.6

Percentage
15
DEPARTMENT 12.5
10 13.2 13.9 13.0
OF 11.7 11.9
p= 0.4827;NS
SCIENCE AND 5
TECHNOLOGY
0
1998 2003 2005 2008 2011 2013
Year
 Nutritional status of lactating mothers by
age group and length of lactation:
Philippines, 2013

FNRI
AGE GROUP (in years)

CED 18.4
20
Overweight LENGTH OF LACTATION (in months)
FOOD AND Obese
15 12.4 12.5
NUTRITION CED OW Obese
Percentage

RESEARCH
25
INSTITUTE 10 20.2

Percentage
5.1 4.4 20 16.7
16.2 15.9 16.8
DEPARTMENT 5 1.4 14.0
15
OF 10.4
SCIENCE AND 0 10
6.0 5.4 4.8
TECHNOLOGY < 20 ≥20 5
3.8 3.3

0
<3 4-5.9 6-11.9 ≥ 12
 Nutritional status of lactating mothers by
wealth quintile and place of residence:
Philippines, 2013
WEALTH INDEX
CED OW Obese

FNRI 30
25 21.7
27.6
Percentage

18.8
FOOD AND 20 16.4 14.4
15.1
NUTRITION 15 12.7 11.5 10.3
RESEARCH 8.3
INSTITUTE 10 5.8
2.8 4.1 3.4
5 2.1
DEPARTMENT
0
OF Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
CED Overweight Obese
19.7
20 15.6
13.5
Percentage

15 11.3

10 5.9
2.8
5

0
Rural Urban
 Nutritional status of lactating mothers by wealth
quintile by place of residence: Philippines, 2013

FNRI 30 29.0

25 23.1 22.9
FOOD AND 19.8
20
NUTRITION
18.6 18.5 18.9
17.0 17.3
Percentage

RESEARCH15.5 15.8 15.0

15
INSTITUTE 12.0 12.6 12.4 11.9
10.3 10.9
10
DEPARTMENT 8.2 7.6
5.5 6.4 6.5
OF 3.9 4.0
5 AND 2.0
SCIENCE 2.7 2.6 2.2
1.5
TECHNOLOGY
0
Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest
RURAL URBAN
 Elevated blood pressure* among lactating
women 18 yrs old & over by wealth index and
place of residence : Philippines, 2013
Philippines: 8.0%

FNRI Hypertension (≥140/≥90 (age<60y)

FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH 10
INSTITUTE
8
DEPARTMENT
Percentage

OF 6
SCIENCE AND 9.3 8.9 8.8
TECHNOLOGY
4 7.2 7.9 7.1
5.9
2

0
Poorest Poor Middle Rich Richest Rural Urban

Wealth Index Place of Residence

*Based on a single visit BP measurement

Source: Report of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183(1);S1-S22
 Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) and
percentage distribution among lactating
mothers 18 years and over: Philippines,
2013
FNRI
Mean FBG
FOOD AND PSC
NUTRITION n Mean SE (95% CI)
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE Lactating 685 80.19 0.67 78.86 81.51
DEPARTMENT
OF
SCIENCE AND % Distribution by FBG (mg/dL) levels*
TECHNOLOGY
<100 100 - 125 ≥126
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)

94.69 92.87 96.50 4.59 2.95 6.22 0.73 -0.21 1.66

5.32%
 SUMMARY
• The prevalence of nutritionally-at-risk
pregnant women remained high at 24.8%
FNRI with pregnant teen age girls more likely to be
nutritionally at-risk at 37.2%.
FOOD AND
NUTRITION
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
• Compared with 2011 results, prevalence of
DEPARTMENT
CED/underweight among lactating mothers
OF
SCIENCE AND
slightly increased from 11.9% to 12.5%
TECHNOLOGY while overweight barely changed from
17.7% to 17.5%.
 SUMMARY
• Elevated BP affected 3.9% of pregnant
women and 8.0% of lactating mothers.
FNRI
FOOD AND
• Impaired and elevated fasting blood
NUTRITION
RESEARCH
sugar affected 2.97% of pregnant
INSTITUTE
women and 5.32% of lactating
DEPARTMENT
OF mothers.
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY