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Gender differences in nutritional risk among older rural adults
Author(s)	Sara A Quandt, Dinnie Chao
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 19, no 2, June 2000
Pages	pp 138-150
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Ill health ; Rural areas ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	Older people are vulnerable to nutrition-related health problems, and those in rural communities face additional problems. This study characterises older people in rural areas using the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI), paying particular attention to gender differences in risk. Data come from face-to-face interviews with a random sample of 638 Whites aged 65+. Women scored significantly higher in the NRI, indicating greater nutritional risk, and were more likely to report NRI items related to oral health, special diets, disease interference with eating, gastro-intestinal problems, and anaemia. Men were likely to report smoking regularly. A comparison with the application of the NRI to other populations indicates that it is sensitive to nutrition-related health conditions that may be more prevalent in rural populations, making it a useful tool for measuring nutritional risk. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001108202 A
Classmark	BC: BD: CSM: CF: CH: RL: 48: 7T
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