在以人口为基础的研究中,老年人中营养不良的发生率 - - HUNT研究
Marit Kolberg1, Ingvild Paur2, Yi-Qian Sun3
1Center for Oral Health Services and Research, Mid-Norway (TkMidt), Trondheim, Norway.
Clinical nutrition ESPEN
|September 22, 2023
概括
营养不良影响14.3%的老年挪威人,特别是妇女和老年人. 针对性预防和治疗对于风险群体至关重要,包括养老院居民.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 营养不良在老年人中很普遍,显著增加了患病和死亡风险.
- 了解营养不良患病率对于开发有效的公共卫生干预措施对老龄化人口至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定挪威社区老年人和养老院居民的营养不良患病率.
- 确定与老年人营养不良相关的人口和临床因素.
主要方法:
- 一项基于人口的研究,利用来自特伦德拉格健康研究 (HUNT4) 队列 (n=8127,年龄≥70) 的数据.
- 营养不良被评估使用包括低体重指数 (BMI),非自愿减肥和减少食物摄入量在内的标准.
- 标准化患病率是使用对性别,年龄和教育进行调整的逆概率加权 (IPW) 来计算的.
主要成果:
- 总体营养不良的患病率为14.3%,低BMI是最常见的指标.
- 营养不良在女性 (18.0%) 比男性 (10.1%) 更为普遍,并且随着年龄增长而增加 (每年4.0%).
- 与那些参加现场站 (13.5%) 相比,在家庭检查 (26.4%) 和养老院居民 (23.6%) 中观察到更高的患病率.
结论:
- 显著比例的老年人经历营养不良,突出了严重的公共卫生问题.
- 老年妇女,老年人群和照顾者 (家庭住户和养老院居民) 需要专注的营养支持和干预措施.
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