Evaluation of the nutritional conditions in community retired residents by nutritional assessment questionnaire and anthropometry
Abstract：BACKGROUND: With age increasing, the high-risk conditions and the morbidity of malnutrition will markedly increase, and especially the nutritional condition in the elderly becomes an important observation item in public health.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the nutritional conditions in community-retired residents by mini nutritional assessment(MNA) combined with anthropometric methodology.DESIGN: A cross-section research based on the diagnosis. SETTING, PARTICIPANTS and INTERVENTIONS: 115 retired residents from a certain community in Shanghai in May 2002 undertook MNA questionnaires and anthropometric measurements.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results were MNA scores, waistline,hip circumference, body height, body mass, body mass index(BMI), middle-arm circumference, triceps skinfold(TSF), and middle-arm muscle circumfference of 115 retired residents who took part in the research from acertain community in Shanghai.were 24 subjects(21%) scored lower than 23.5, categorized as malnutrition waistline, waist-hip ratio and BMI evaluation were 54%, 62% and 65% remiddle-arm circumference, TSF and middle-arm muscle circumference was with multiple anthropometric indexes.CONCLUSION: There is coexistence of over-nutrition and under-nourishment; therefore, nutritional intervention should be strengthened. There is a certain practical value of MNA questionnaire in the evaluation of nutritional conditions in Chinese population.
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Publication Date：2004-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 4364-4365 )