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| Assessment of nutritional risk in community-dwelling older adults (65 to 75 years) in Kolkata, India | | Author(s) | Mondrita Majumder, Indranil Saha, Debnath Chaudhuri |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 33, no 2, April-June 2014 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2014 |
| Pages | pp 126-134 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Weight ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; India. |
| Annotation | This study was conducted to profile nutritional risk factors in a population of community-dwelling older adults in Kolkata, India. We applied the short version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) questionnaire among 500 participants (65 to 75 years)_263 males and 237 females. The prevalence of under-nutrition was 8.8% in females and 4.9% in males; a risk of under-nutrition was found in 24.5% females and 17.5% males. All those with under-nutrition or at-risk were studied further using the full version of the MNA. Data regarding education, occupation, socioeconomic status, and food intake pattern were also collected. Females had a significantly lower (P < 0.01) education level than males; 73.4% of males were financially independent, whereas 72.7% of females were financially dependent on others. Moderate appetite loss was commonly found (64.9%), and in 24.3% of the participants appetite loss was severe. Digestive and chewing problems were present in 32.4% and 21.6% of study participants, respectively. The rate of psychological stress and/or acute disease 3 months prior to study was 47%, and 62.2% of the study population were taking 3 or more medicines per day. Weight loss of greater than 3 kg and of 1 to 3 kg during past 3 months of the study period was observed in 27% and 32.5% of the population, respectively. Undernourished individuals were also found to consume fewer protein-rich foods. The authors hypothesise that low education levels and lack of financial independence were the strongest underlying causes of high under-nutrition in this population, particularly, among females. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605217 A |
| Classmark | CSM: CF: 4X6: K4: 4C: 7FA |
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