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Anthropometric and dietary survey of elderly Chinese

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

X. Side ,
S. Mingtang ,
Z. Shuquan ,
M. Zhaomei ,
X. Yinzhi ,
L. Yujun ,
W. Jun  and
J. Kui
X. Side
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
S. Mingtang
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
Z. Shuquan
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
M. Zhaomei
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
X. Yinzhi
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
L. Yujun
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
W. Jun
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
J. Kui
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Abstract

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The study was conducted to provide reference values of anthropometry and dietary intakes of elderly Chinese aged ≥ 70 years and to investigate differences between urban and rural groups. A total of 441 subjects comprising 260 urban elderly (126 men and 134 women) and 181 rural elderly (83 men and 98 women) participated in the anthropometric study. One hundred subjects (50 men and 50 women) from both urban and rural locations were selected randomly from the anthropometric cohort for dietary survey using the method of diet recall. For both men and women, the urban elderly had significantly higher intakes of protein, fat, calcium, iron, retinol, thiamin, riboflavin and nicotinic acid than did the rural elderly. Significant sexual differences were also observed: men had higher intakes of total energy and three macronutrients than women. Both regional and sexual differences in anthropometry (but not blood pressure) seemed to be consistent with the results of the dietary survey. Positive correlations were found between systolic blood pressure and the ratio waist:hip circumference for both men and women. As a marker of adipose tissue distribution, it seemed that this ratio was more predictive of high blood pressure than body-weight.

Keywords

Elderly ChineseDietary surveyAnthropometry
Type
Nutrition of Populations
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , November 1991 , pp. 355 - 362
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1991

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