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标题：Assessment Of Malnourishment In Elderly Of Rural Punjab
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作者：Kalia Meenu ; Virk Amrit ; Gupta B.P 等
期刊名称：Healthline
印刷版ISSN：2229-337X
出版年度：2014
卷号：5
期号：2
出版社：Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat
摘要：Background: Nutrition of the elderly affects immunity and functional ability, it is an important component of elderly care that warrants further attention. The few studies that have been done, show that more than 50% of the older population is under weight and more than 90% have an energy intake below the recommended allowance. Aims: 1. To assess the nutritional status elderly using Body Mass Index & 2. Identify malnourishment in elderly population. Settings and Design: Cross sectional study Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in two villages of Kalo Majra block, district Patiala, Punjab. All the information was collected from selected subjects by interview technique. Clinical examination and anthropometric measurements were done and BMI was computed using standard equation. Results and Conclusions: Majority of participants in the study i.e. 51.9% belonged to the age group of 60- 64 yrs. The present study showed a high percentage (63.1%) of illiteracy out of which, 30.5% were males and 69.5% were females. 86.9% of the elderly were found to be suffering from anemia. BMI was found to be higher in women than men (i.e. 21.3 ± 1.94 & 19.3± 5.5 respectively).
关键词：Nutrition; Elderly; BMI; ; Aging; CED