tailieunhanh - Relationship between anthropometric variables and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male elderly individuals: A study from Pakistan

The Reschovsky and Staiti study [28] interviewed both patients and physicians, and provides considerable insight regarding differences in physical accessibility across the urban-rural continuum. The nationally representative survey was fielded in urban, suburban, and remote rural regions. Persons in remote rural regions had significantly longer travel times to see physicians and specialists than persons in metropolitan areas (2 minutes longer to see a physician and 34 minutes longer to see a specialist). However, persons in isolated rural areas were significantly less likely to say they couldn't get an appointment soon enough, and only persons in adjacent (suburban) metropolitan areas complained more about transportation problems. We include in our model a variable reflecting the percent of. | Alam et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10 111 http content 10 1 111 NUTRITION JOURNAL RESEARCH Open Access Relationship between anthropometric variables and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male elderly individuals A study from Pakistan Iftikhar Alam1 2 Anis Larbi3 Graham Pawelec1 and Parvez I Paracha4 Abstract Background The elderly population is increasing worldwide which warrants their nutritional status assessment more important. The present study was undertaken to establish the nutritional status of the least-studied elderly population in Pakistan. Methods This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 526 generally healthy free-living elderly men mean age yr range 50-98 yr from Peshawar Pakistan. Anthropometric measurements weight height WC were measured and BMI and WHR were calculated from these measurements following WHO standard procedures. Dietary intake was assessed by 24-hr dietary recall. Nutrients were calculated from the information on food intake. Nutrients in terms of of RNI were calculated using WHO data on recommended intakes. Results Based on BMI the numbers of obese overweight and underweight elderly were and respectively. Age was negatively and significantly correlated with BMI p . Energy p and protein intake p tended to decrease with age. There was a significant increase in BF with age p . The normal weight elderly had significantly p higher intake of all nutrients studied except energy which was significantly p higher in obese and overweight elderly. Overall however the majority of subjects had lower than adequate nutrient intake - 100 of recommendation . Conclusions Malnutrition is common in apparently healthy elderly Pakistani men. Very few elderly have adequate nutrient intake. Obese and overweight had higher BF as compared to normal weight elderly. Older age is associated with changes not only in anthropometrics and body composition but also in intake of