Malnutrition in free-living elderly in rural south India: prevalence and risk factors
| Autor: | Aditya Vedantam, Nicholas Vijay Rao, KR John, Vijay Subramanian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Rural Population Gerontology Aging Protein–energy malnutrition Cross-sectional study Prevalence India Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) Protein-Energy Malnutrition Risk Assessment Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health medicine Humans Geriatric Assessment Aged Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Malnutrition Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Nutritional status Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Nutrition Assessment Female Rural area Energy Intake Risk assessment business Rural population |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutrition. 13:1328-1332 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1368980009991674 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among free-living elderly in a rural population of south India.DesignCross-sectional study. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire, which is an eighteen-item nutritional screening instrument used in the elderly.SettingKaniyambadi block, a rural development block in the state of Tamil Nadu, south India.SubjectsCommunity-dwelling elderly (aged 60 years and above).ResultsAs evaluated by the MNA, 14 % of the 227 subjects were malnourished and 49 % were at risk of malnourishment. No significant difference was found between men and women. The majority of the elderly were living with their children, had no income and consumed three meals per day. Older age (P < 0·001), decreased food intake (P < 0·001) and consuming fewer meals (P < 0·001) were independently associated with lower MNA scores.ConclusionsMore than 60 % of the subjects had low MNA scores ( |
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