title: Nutritional status and dietary intake of institutionalized elderly in Turkey: a cross-sectional, multi-center, country representative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the nutritional status and dietary intake of institutionalized elderly in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  25 institutions in 19 cities throughout Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Elderly residents aged 65 years and older (n=554).
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutritional status using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), food consumption with 24-h dietary recall and anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, waist/hip ratio, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the elderly was 76.1±7.3 years. BMI of elderly men and women were found to be 26.59±4.58kg/m(2) and 30.07±6.32kg/m(2), respectively. WC of elderly men and women were found to be 98.90±1.33cm and 100.62±1.34cm, respectively. Most of the elderly were overweight based on BMI and at risk of metabolic diseases based on WC. According to MNA, 44.2% had normal nutritional status, 49.1% were at risk of malnutrition, 6.7% had malnutrition. All nutrients intake was favorable according to requirements, except for calcium and magnesium. Energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins A, E, B1, B2, B6, C folat, iron, zinc intake of elderly who had normal nutritional status, who were at risk of malnutrition and malnourished were significantly different. Energy and nutrients intake of elderly who had normal nutritional status was found to be better than the others.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nutritional status should be periodically screened in the institutionalized elderly to prevent malnutrition. Also, it was noted that adequate energy and nutrients intake of the elderly played a crucial role in maintaining nutritional status and preventing malnutrition within residential homes.
authors.affiliation: İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: dkatranci@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ongan
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: neslisah@hacettepe.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Neslişah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rakıcıoğlu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014421:Turkey; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
keywords: Elderly; Food consumption; Nutritional status; Residential homes; Turkey