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Mini Nutritional Assessment of rural elderly people in Bangladesh : the impact of demographic, socio-economic and health factors
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Kabir, Zarina Nahar (författare)
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Ferdous, Tamanna (författare)
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- Cederholm, Tommy (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Klinisk nutrition och metabolism
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Khanam, Masuma Akter (författare)
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Streatfied, Kim (författare)
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Wahlin, Åke (författare)
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- 2006
- 2006
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Public Health Nutrition. - 1368-9800 .- 1475-2727. ; 9:8, s. 968-974
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https://doi.org/10.1...
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- Objective: In stating the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations aims to halve malnutrition around the world by 2015. Nutritional status of the elderly population in low-income countries is seldom focused upon. The present study aimed to evaluate the magnitude of malnutrition among an elderly population in rural Bangladesh. Design and setting: Data collection for a multidimensional cross-sectional study of community-based elderly people aged 60 years and over was conducted in a rural area in Bangladesh. Subjects: Of 850 randomly selected elderly individuals, 625 participated in home interviews. Complete nutritional information was available for 457 individuals (mean age 69 +/- 8 years, 55% female). Nutritional status was assessed using an adapted form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) including body mass index (BMI). Age, sex, education, household expenditure on food and self-reported health problems were investigated as potential predictors of nutritional status. Results: BMI < 18.5 kg m(-2), indicating chronic energy deficiency, was found in 50% of the population. MNA revealed a prevalence of 26% for protein-energy malnutrition and 62% for risk of malnutrition. Health problems rather than age had a negative impact on nutritional status. Level of education and food expenditure were directly associated with nutritional status. Conclusion: In order to reduce world hunger by half in the coming decade, it is important to recognise that a substantial proportion of the elderly population, particularly in low-income countries, is undernourished.
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- Mini Nutritional Assessment
- malnutrition
- elderly
- Bangladesh
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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