Socio-demographic, behavioral and functional characteristics of groups of community and institutionalized elderly Quechua Indians of Peru, and their association with nutritional status
| Autor: | Laura Fortunato, Andrea G. Drusini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Gerontology Food intake Health (social science) Institutionalisation Socio demographics Physical activity Nutritional Status Social class Population Groups Peru Humans Association (psychology) Life Style Aged Demography Aged 80 and over Behavior Anthropometric data Institutionalization Nutritional status Middle Aged Social Class Physical Fitness Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 20:141-157 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0719 0169-3816 |
| Popis: | Socio-demographic, behavioral, functional and anthropometric data for groups of elderly Quechua Indians of Peru were used to investigate the effects of gender and lifestyle patterns on nutritional status. Two community-dwelling samples were selected for study, representative of divergent lifestyles in terms of their combination of socio-economic, demographic and cultural contexts, plus an ad-hoc sample of institutionalized individuals with controlled food intake and reduced physical activity. Results suggest that differences in socio-demographic, behavioral and functional characteristics exist between the sexes and across settings (low- vs. highland) and lifestyles (institutionalized vs. community-dwelling; semi-urban vs. rural). These factors are likely to be related to diverging dietary and physical activity patterns, and have considerable effects on the nutritional status of the respondents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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