title: [Comparative study of the intake of energy nutrients by elderly institutionalized people from Galaţi city].
abstract: In this study we have analyzed, by comparison, the quality of nutrient intake at different groups of elderly institutionalized persons, in order to identify if there are significant differences between the nutrition provided in these institutions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The nutrition of 313 elderly persons was analyzed retrospective, along a period of 5 years (2002-2006), in three different locations from Galati city, using the standardized nutritional inquiry protocol. Statistical assessment was realized with program EpInfo 3.3 by univariate analysis, using descriptive statistical indicators; the significance was assessed with t-Student test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In two of three institutions (A and C) are assisted persons over 71 yrs. old compared to the third locations where are mainly persons over 61 yrs. old. In location A we've identified major overcomes (percentage variation over 20%) for all the nutrients, with a special mention for animal proteins and vegetal fats intake. In locations B and C the founded results indicates the same major overcome for all the nutrients, with the most serious situation for vegetal fats. If we analyze the absolute values of the nutrient intake, between all these types of nutrition are significant differences. In location B an elderly receives (on average) significant more energetic nutrients than in location C (p < 0.001) and in location A (p < 0.001) with a single exception, for animal proteins. In location A an elderly receives (on average) significant more vegetal proteins (p = 0.00018) and significant less vegetal fats (p = 0.0000277) than in location C. By consequence, in all analyzed locations, with a special mention for location B, elderly persons are confronted regularly with a hyper caloric meal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In all the analyzed institutions elderly persons receive an unbalanced and hyper caloric nutrition (especially women), composed mainly by nutrients provided by cheap food groups. All the differences are indicating the lack of attention for structuring the daily meal according to RDAs in persons with a high health risk profile.
authors.affiliation: Autoritatea de Sănătate Publică a Judeţului Galaţi Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: Costinela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Georgescu
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Petrariu
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Indrei
authors.forename: Viorica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gavăt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D004044:Dietary Proteins