Physical and social determinants of dietary variety among older adults living alone in Japan

Physical and social determinants of dietary variety among older adults living alone in Japan

Aim Food security and sufficient nutrient intake are critical to longevity and active aging. The present study aimed to elucidate physical and social factors related to dietary variety among single‐living older adults in Japanese communities. Methods The cross‐sectional survey with a self‐administra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geriatrics & gerontology international 2017-11, Vol.17 (11), p.2232-2238
Hauptverfasser: Fukuda, Yoshiharu, Ishikawa, Midori, Yokoyama, Tetsuji, Hayashi, Tatsumi, Nakaya, Tomoki, Takemi, Yukari, Kusama, Kaoru, Yoshiike, Nobuo, Nozue, Miho, Yoshiba, Kaori, Murayama, Nobuko
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Diet - statistics & numerical data
Diet Surveys
dietary variety
Female
Food
food desert
food insecurity
Food Supply
Frailty
Frailty - epidemiology
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Older people
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Aim Food security and sufficient nutrient intake are critical to longevity and active aging. The present study aimed to elucidate physical and social factors related to dietary variety among single‐living older adults in Japanese communities. Methods The cross‐sectional survey with a self‐administrated questionnaire was carried out for all older adults living alone aged 65 years and older in three cities of Japan during 2014. Dietary variety score (DVS) was determined by counting the number of 10 food groups consumed at least once in 2 days using a food frequency questionnaire. Using the data of 704 men and 1366 women, the sex‐specific association of low DVS (
ISSN:1444-1586
1447-0594
DOI:10.1111/ggi.13004