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KMID : 0869120120140010016
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기초간호자연과학회지
2012 Volume.14 No. 1 p.16 ~ p.24
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Nutritional Status among Elderly Korean Women and Related Factor
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Kim So-Hyun
Choi-Kwon Smi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly Korean women and to investigate related factors.
Methods: A total of 100 elderly women attending a local elderly welfare center were recruited for study. Evaluation criteria included demographics, clinical status, nutritional status (using a mini-nutritional assessment), food intake, and nutritional bioparameters, including homocysteine, transferrin, prealbumin and lymphocyte levels, and their antioxidant power status.
Results: Among the test group, 83% of the subjects were classified as undernourished, and they often had hyperlipidemia and a lower intake of fiber ( <.05, respectively) and vegetables than normal subjects. In a correlation analysis, their nutritional status was associated with abdominal circumference, the Korean Geriatric Depression Scale score and the Enriched Social Support Inventory score. Nutritional bioparameters and antioxidant power were associated with age among undernourished subjects. Old age, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia, and poor social support significantly increased the risk of undernutrition. Poor social support, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and depression significantly increased the risk of nutritional deficiency after controlling for age, educational and economic variables.
Conclusion: More strategies to increase social support in the Korean female elderly population may improve their nutritional status.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Nutritional status, Nutritional assessment, Social support, Chronic disease
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