title: Dietary intake and nutritional status in Italian elderly subjects.
abstract: Dietary intake and nutritional status was assessed in a random sample of 190 Italians (70-75 years of age) participating in the Survey in Europe on Nutrition and the Elderly (EURONUT-SENECA). The daily energy intake as assessed by a Modified Dietary History, was 2208+/-562 Kcalories in men and 1742+/-527 Kcalories in women. The alcohol intake was significantly higher in men than in women (35. 9+/-32.5 g/day vs 14.7+/-15.4 g/day; p<0.0001). As for calcium, there was a high percentage of men (77%) and women (86%) with a lower intake than the recommended values. The subjects underweight (BMI<20) were only 4.1% men and 9.7% women, while the great part was normal (BMI= 20-24.9) and overweight (BMI=25-29.9). The body composition parameters showed a significant difference between two genders. Men had a Total Body Water (56.5+/-4.5% vs 51.3+/-5.4%; p<0. 001) and Fat-Free Mass (80.4+/-5.2% vs 70.9+/-6.8%; p<0.001) higher than women. Few subjects were at high risk of deficiency with regard to plasma levels of vitamins, haemoglobin and albumin. If we analyse the composition of the diet consumed, we can remark the characteristics of a typical Mediterranean diet. We conclude that the general nutritional status of our sample was fairly good.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' Degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2 - 35128 Padova (Italy). emine@ux1.unipd.it
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Inelmen
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gimenez
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gatto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miotto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sergi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marccari
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peruzza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pisent
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Enzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001823:Body Composition; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D008055:Lipids; D014815:Vitamins