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KMID : 0123420080130060855
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2008 Volume.13 No. 6 p.855 ~ p.866
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Dietary Habits of the Oldest-old Population in Sunchang County
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Lee Mee-Sook
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Abstract
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The dietary patterns and characteristics of oldest-old subjects over 85 of Sunchang County (total of 171, 61 males and 110
females) were studied. The average age was 90.6 ± 3.7 years old (male; 89.1 ± 2.8, female; 91.5 ± 3.8), and 90.9% of them
were reported to have had no schooling experience. Family types having a spouse were much greater in men (50%) than
women (1.8%). The percentages of living alone showed the gender differences, which were comprised of 33% of females
and 18.3% of males. In this study, 73.7% of subjects answered “very good” or “good” for their health status. These elderly
subjects might maintain their health through a relatively lower rate of smoking (22.2%) and drinking (27.5%), having nonsedentary
activities (84.2% of the subjects are physically active) and enough sleep. Their characteristic dietary patterns
include high preference of rice (96.5%) and blanch & Seasoned vegetable dishes (Namal, 90.6%) frequent consumption of
plant-based food groups containing plenty of anti-oxidants such as vegetables and legumes, and they showed high rates of
meal regularity (77.2%) and no skipping of meals (94.2%). It seems to be developed and disseminated in the congregate
meal program for improving nutritional status of the elderly, since the coming increment of single-elderly family and single
dwellers of rural areas.
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KEYWORD
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oldest-old, dietary habit, food preference
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