A survey of social nutrition status of the elderly in the urban area of Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
The social nutrition status was investigated among 246 subjects aged 60-90 living at three urban communities in Chengdu of Sichuan Province. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate socio-demographic background, the subjects' nutrition knowledge, and the support systems for geriatric nutrition. Fasting venous blood was collected for the analysis of biochemical parameters. Blood pressure, bone mineral contents (BMC), body weight (BW) and body height (BH) were measured at the same time. Only 49.7% of the subjects correctly answered four basic questions on nutrition. Food patterns for the elderly were simple and modest. Several nutrition-related disorders for the elderly were including high systolic blood pressure (44.6%), hypertriglyceridemia (25.9%), high diastolic blood pressure (25.1%), obesity (24.5%), high PBG (20.6%), emaciation (19.9%), high FBG (17.9%) and osteoporosis (16.8%). These data indicate that the support systems for the geriatric nutrition will have to be improved.
Huang
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CMB on Gerontology, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China.
Wang
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Gu
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Chen
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Yuan
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012944:Social Support; D014505:Urban Population