Energy and nutrient intake versus nutrition status of elderly women
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2011, Vol 24, Issue 9
Abstract
Introduction. Nutrition as a factor determining good health of elderly people is raising increased interest in all European countries due to the growing share of elderly people in the population.Aim. the aim of this presentation is to assess the prevalence of improper nutrition and variation from the adequate nutritional status in a group of 71-74 year old women.Material and methods. 130 women were picked at random from one of Warsaw districts; 68 of them were examined, with the response rate equal 58.1%. Nutrition was examined based on an interview method about the intake during 24 hours, repeated 4 times during the year; tabular data represents the average value across 4 interviews. The following parameters were determined in venal blood samples with the HPLC methods: blood serum concentrations of retinol, α-tocopherol, glucose and triglycerides, total cholesterol and its fractions. Obesity was diagnosed using the BMI index (> 30 kg/m2).Results. The study established that prolonged intake of excessive energy compared to the energy spent had resulted in the occurrence of a large percentage of obese women (44%) and a high average value of the BMI. The women’s diets were found to contain too much fat (34% energy), with high percentages of the diets being deficient in many mineral components and vitamins. The most frequent deficiencies in the diets (among over 95% women) were found in: vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, potassium and folates. Lipid disorders were significantly more frequent among obese women than among other women.Conclusions. There is an urgent need to provide dietary advice to elderly people based on the identified errors in nutrition, in order to optimize their health status.
Authors and Affiliations
Jadwiga Charzewska, Zofia Chwojnowska, Elżbieta Chabros, Bożena Wajszczyk, Barbara Bułhak-Jachymczyk
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