| Abstrakt: |
As old age is the last stage of one's life cycle with depleting health conditions. Old age institutions, which are budding up rapidly in urban areas as a new dwelling hub for elderly due fast forming nuclear families. It's alarming that India has 1/3rd of its geriatric population and increasing its number day by day. So, necessary care and direct nutritional assessment is need of an hour. Therefore, the study aimed at evaluating the anthropometric status of geriatric subjects living in oldage institutions in the age group of 60-100 years, who were selected from the three different old age institutions located in Bangalore. The total of 100 geriatric subjects were selected using random sampling method where males were (n=37) and females were (n=63). The anthropometric measurements included height (cm), weight (Kg), mid arm circumference (cm), waist and hip measurements (cm), calf circumference (cm) and Body Mass Index (BMI). The dietary intake was also assessed using twenty-four-hour dietary recall method and compared along with anthropometric measurements were collected using structured questionnaire and applied required statistical tools for the tabulated data. The results revealed that the majority of the geriatric subjects both females (79.36%) and males (54.05%) had no source of income. BMI classification determined underweight was most prevalent in females (66.66%) and males (54.05%), normal were (27.02%) and (22.22%), followed by only (4.76%) of females were obese. The dietary patterns as provided by the institutions revealed majority of them met (60-80%) of Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). Hence, BMI and dietary intake were correlated depicting that anthropometric measurements were directly proportional to dietary intake among the geriatric subjects living in old age institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
