Prevalence of Undernutrition and Related Dietary Factors among People Aged 75 Years or Old

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Related Dietary Factors among People Aged 75 Years or Older in

China during 2010-2012

LIU Zhen;PANG Shao Jie;MAN Qing Qing;WANG Jing Zhong;ZHAO Wen Hua;ZHANG Jian

【期刊名称】《生物医学与环境科学（英文版）》 【年(卷),期】2018(031)006

【摘要】Objective Undernutrition is highly prevalent among older people. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of undernutrition in elderly Chinese residents and explore the relationship between undernutrition and dietary factors. Methods Data were collected from 2,552 elderly people aged 75 years and over from the Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance during 2010-2012 using questionnaires,

anthropometric

measurement,

and

individual

consecutive 3-day 24-hour dietary records. Results The present study showed that 10.5% of participants had undernutrition. The prevalence was higher among the population living in rural areas, those living in the South region, those who smoked, and those with low income levels. Most participants failed to meet the Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes for energy (66.1%) and protein (72.1%). When comparing quartiles of food intake, high rice consumption [odds ratio ( OR )=2.44, 95% confidence interval ( CI ): 1.35-4.40)], animal oil intake ( OR=1.60, 95%