Journal of Nutrition and Health

The Korean Nutrition Society (한국영양학회)
권호 표지

Effect of Living Conditions an Food Intakes of the Aged

노인의 생활환경이 식품섭취에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • 강혜경 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김숙희 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2002.04.01
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of living condition and aging on food intake in Korea. 98 free-meal receivers and 81 members in well-being center for the aged were asked about their food frequency and food consumption and their socioeconomic status by a questionnaire. All data were analyzed by SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences) 10.0 program. There were statistical differences of living condition, marital status, former job and teeth status between free-meal receivers and people with stable lives. Moreover, all age groups of free-meal receivers had lower income, living expenses, educational period and frequency of physical activity than those of people with stable lives. But smoking and drinking was much higher in free-meal receivers. Arthritis was the most prevalent disease in both groups. And free-meal receivers had higher blood pressure and lower Body Mass Index than people with stable lives. Food consumption of free-meal receivers was definitely lower than that of people with stable lives in terms of food frequency and standard amount of food eaten. But noodles, bean sprouts and eggs were very important foods for free-meal receives. Food consumption of the aged was affected by age, educational period, income, blood pressure, duration after retirement, frequency of physical activity and Body Mass Index. Therefore, as various socioeconomic status affects on food intakes of the aged, more effective and practical nutritional programs which consider the receivers'socioeconomic status are needed for the nutritionally at-risk groups like the aging free-meal receivers.

Keywords

References

  1. Department of Public Health and Welfaie, 1999 Yearbook of Public Health and Welfare Statistics, 2000
  2. Korean Institute of Public Health and Sodety, Investigation and Secuhty of the Income for the Elderly, 2001
  3. Korean Institute of Public Health and Society, Analysis on Household Expenditure, 1996
  4. Kim WY, Won HS, Kim KO. Effect of age-related changes m taste perception on dietary intake in Koiean elderly. Korean J Nutrition 30(8): 995-1008,1997
  5. Kim JH, Kang SA, Jung IK, Lee LH. Relationship between cognitive function and dietary pattern in Korean elderly women. Korean J Nutrition 31(9): 1457-1467,1998
  6. Statistic Office, Population and Housing Census, 1999
  7. Min HS. The effects of personal characteristics and metamemory on the old adult's memory performance. Ph.D. thesis in Nursing. Seoul Nadonal University, 1999
  8. Kim BJ. The study on health and medical using pattern of the aged in urban poor areas, master's thesis in Public Health. Seoul National University, 1997
  9. Lee JW. A study on the quality of life of the aged by family type. master's thesis in Public Health. Seoul NaUonal University, 1997
  10. Jeon TH. A study on depression of the aged living in a home for the aged. master's thesis in Public Health. Seoul National University, 1997
  11. Statistical Office. Social Statistics. 1992. 1995
  12. PAO. FAO constitution on the public health, 1948
  13. Cairney J, Arnold R. Sodal dass, health and aging: Socio-economic detenninants of sdf-reported morbidity among the non-institutionalized elderly in Canada. Can J Pub Health 87(3): 199-203,1996
  14. Kang HK. Effect of living condition and aging on food intake and cognitive function in Korea. Ph.D thesis, Ewha Womans University, 2001
  15. Korean Dietaiy Allowances. 7th ed. Nutiition Sodety of Korea, 2000
  16. SPSS 10.0 package
  17. Department of Public Health and Welfare. Analysis on living subsidy recipients, 1991 -1997
  18. Lee GO. Analysis on living situation of the aged and its policy-making. Korean Institute of Public Health and Sodety, 1994
  19. Ritchie CS, Burgio KL, Locher JL, Cornwell A, Thomas D, Hardin M, Redden D. Nutritonal status of urban homebound older adults. Am J Clin Nutr 66(4): 815-818,1997
  20. Lee JY. A study on the development of health caie program of the aged. master's thesis in Public Health. Seoul National University, 1997
  21. Rantanen T, Masaki K, Foley D, Izmirlian G, White L, Guralink JM. Grip strength changes over 27 years in Japanese-American men. J Appl Physiol 85: 2047-2053,1998
  22. Stevens J, Jianwen C, Pamuk ER, Willamson DF, Thun MJ, Wood JL. The effect of age on the association between body-mass index and mortality. N Engl J Med 338: 1-5,1998 https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199801013380101
  23. Puggard L, Laisen JB, Ebbesen E, Jeune B. Body composition in 85 year-old women: Effects of increased physical acHvity. Agine Clin Exp Res 11: 307-315,1999 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339805
  24. Tracy RE. Salt, obesity, and alcohol fail to induce a lastmg rise of blood piessure with age, and may be independent of renocortical vasculopathy. Q J Med 92: 601-607,1999 https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/92.10.601
  25. van Sweiten JC. Hypertension in the elderly assodated with white matter lesion and cognitive decline. Ann Neurol 30: 825-830,1991 https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410300612
  26. Starr JM, Deaiy IJ, Inch S, Cross S, MacLennan WJ. Blood pressure and cognitive deciine in healthy old people. J Humn Hypertension 11: 777-781,1997 https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1000551
  27. Davis MA, Murphy SP, Neuhaus JM, Lein D. Living arrangements and dietary quality of older U.S. adults. J Am Diet Assoc 90(12): 1667-1672,1990
  28. Charlton KE. Elderly men living alone: are they at high nutritional risk? J Nutr Health Aging 3(1): 42-47, 1999
  29. Millen BE, Silliman RA, Cantey-Kiser J, Copenhafer DL, Ewart CV, Ritchie CS, Quatromoni PA, Kirkland JL, Chipkin SR, Fearon NA, Lund ME, Garcia PI, Barry PP. Nutritional risk in an urban homebound older population. The nutridon and healthy aging project. J Nutr Health Aging 5(4): 269-277, 2001
  30. Ethangatta LK, Gee MI, Hawrysh ZJ. Protein-energy malnutrition in low income elderly Naiiobi women. Int J Food Sci Nutr 47(2): 147-157, 1996 https://doi.org/10.3109/09637489609012576
  31. Lee JS, Frongillo EA Jr. Factors assodated with food insecurity among U.S. elderly persons: importance of functional impainnents. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 56(2): S94-99, 2001 https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/56.2.S94
  32. Ebly EM, Schaefer JP, Campbell NRC, Hogan DB. Folate status, vascular disease and cognition in elderly Canadians. Age and Ageing 27: 485-491,1998 https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/27.4.485
  33. Lee HY, Shin SC. Study on the diffculty of the elderly in rural community (Kangwha-Do)III. Psychomental Medicine 28: 617-631,1989 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-004-1072-8
  34. Tatemichi TK. Dementia after stroke: baseline frequency, risks and dinical features in a hospitalistic cohort. Neurology 42: 1185-1191,1992 https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.42.6.1185