Nutritional status of Chinese-, Korean-, and Japanese-American elderly.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the nutritional status of three major subgroups of Asian-American elderly.


METHODS
The sample consisted of 169 Chinese, 90 Korean, and 50 Japanese elderly who lived in five apartment buildings for senior citizens in Chicago, Ill.


METHODS
Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were used to evaluate dietary intake. Anthropometric measures of height, weight, and triceps skinfold thickness were also obtained.


RESULTS
Many Asian-American elderly consume an inadequate amount of dietary calcium. A large percentage of Korean elderly also consume inadequate amounts of protein and vitamins A and C. Underweight was more common than obesity among these ethnic elderly groups.


CONCLUSIONS
The information in this article provides valuable data to the Asian-American community for program planning as well as to health providers who work with individual Asian-American elderly to meet their nutrition needs.
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Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002641:Chicago; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012737:Sex Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000208:ethnology*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014815:Vitamins