A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays
A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status comprised of subjective global assessment (SGA), anthropometry function, biochemistry, dietary intake, social and health aspects was carried out on 820 older people (52.8% men and 47.2% women) from four rural areas of Peninsular Malaysia...
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| author | Shahar, Suzana Ibrahim, Zuriati Abdul Fatah, Afaf Ruhi Abdul Rahman, Suriah Mohd Yusoff, Noor Aini Arshad, Fatimah Yassin, Zaitun Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura |
| author_facet | Shahar, Suzana Ibrahim, Zuriati Abdul Fatah, Afaf Ruhi Abdul Rahman, Suriah Mohd Yusoff, Noor Aini Arshad, Fatimah Yassin, Zaitun Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura |
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| description | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status comprised of subjective global assessment (SGA), anthropometry function, biochemistry, dietary intake, social and health aspects was carried out on 820 older people (52.8% men and 47.2% women) from four rural areas of Peninsular Malaysia. A proportion of the subjects had been classified as either overweight (25.7%) or chronic energy deficient (20.3%). Although 49% of subjects had normal body weight, 68.4% have been classified as having mild to moderate malnutrition according to the SGA. Only 1.1% and 2.3% had low serum albumin and ferritin, respectively. Almost 80% of subjects, especially men, were at high risk of cardiovascular diseases on the basis of the assessment of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. The majority of the subjects (87.2%) were fully independent in performing daily tasks, with men having a significantly higher score compared to women (p<0.001). However, men were less likely to be able to perform a flexibility test (50.7%) than were women (27.0%) (p<0.05). The mean energy intake for men (1412 +/- 461 kcal/d) and women (1201 +/- 392 kcal/d) were below the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) for Malaysia, although this is a difficult assertion to make in an age-group which generally experiences declining energy expenditure. Moreover, 52.5% of men and 47.5% of women might have underreported their food intake. Dietary micronutrients most likely to be deficient were thiamin, riboflavin and calcium. It is concluded that a substantial proportion of rural elderly Malays had problems related to both undernutrition and overnutrition. An appropriate nutrition intervention program is needed to improve the nutritional status of rural elderly Malays. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-127332015-05-29T06:05:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12733/ A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays Shahar, Suzana Ibrahim, Zuriati Abdul Fatah, Afaf Ruhi Abdul Rahman, Suriah Mohd Yusoff, Noor Aini Arshad, Fatimah Yassin, Zaitun Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status comprised of subjective global assessment (SGA), anthropometry function, biochemistry, dietary intake, social and health aspects was carried out on 820 older people (52.8% men and 47.2% women) from four rural areas of Peninsular Malaysia. A proportion of the subjects had been classified as either overweight (25.7%) or chronic energy deficient (20.3%). Although 49% of subjects had normal body weight, 68.4% have been classified as having mild to moderate malnutrition according to the SGA. Only 1.1% and 2.3% had low serum albumin and ferritin, respectively. Almost 80% of subjects, especially men, were at high risk of cardiovascular diseases on the basis of the assessment of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. The majority of the subjects (87.2%) were fully independent in performing daily tasks, with men having a significantly higher score compared to women (p<0.001). However, men were less likely to be able to perform a flexibility test (50.7%) than were women (27.0%) (p<0.05). The mean energy intake for men (1412 +/- 461 kcal/d) and women (1201 +/- 392 kcal/d) were below the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) for Malaysia, although this is a difficult assertion to make in an age-group which generally experiences declining energy expenditure. Moreover, 52.5% of men and 47.5% of women might have underreported their food intake. Dietary micronutrients most likely to be deficient were thiamin, riboflavin and calcium. It is concluded that a substantial proportion of rural elderly Malays had problems related to both undernutrition and overnutrition. An appropriate nutrition intervention program is needed to improve the nutritional status of rural elderly Malays. HEC Press 2007 Article PeerReviewed Shahar, Suzana and Ibrahim, Zuriati and Abdul Fatah, Afaf Ruhi and Abdul Rahman, Suriah and Mohd Yusoff, Noor Aini and Arshad, Fatimah and Yassin, Zaitun and Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura (2007) A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16 (2). pp. 346-353. ISSN 0964-7058; ESSN: 1440-6047 http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/16/2/346.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Shahar, Suzana Ibrahim, Zuriati Abdul Fatah, Afaf Ruhi Abdul Rahman, Suriah Mohd Yusoff, Noor Aini Arshad, Fatimah Yassin, Zaitun Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title_full | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title_fullStr | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title_full_unstemmed | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title_short | A multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly Malays |
| title_sort | multidimensional assessment of nutritional and health status of rural elderly malays |
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