在印度老年人口中使用烟草,粮食不安全和低BMI
Yesuvadian Selvamani1, Jalandhar Pradhan2, Joelle H Fong3
1School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
烟草使用和粮食不安全性显著增加了老年印度成年人体重不足的风险. 针对戒烟和粮食援助的有针对性的干预措施对于改善他们的健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 体重不足影响了发展中国家的大量老年人,给医疗保健和社会系统带来了巨大的压力.
- 这项研究调查了烟草消费和粮食不安全对60岁及以上印度成年人低体重患病率的影响.
研究的目的:
- 分析不同形式的烟草使用 (吸烟和无烟) 和粮食不安全与老年印度成年人体重不足之间的关联.
- 探索烟草使用与教育和财富等社会经济因素之间的潜在相互作用.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自印度2017-2018年长度衰老研究中60岁以上的27,902名成年人的数据.
- 采用多变量后勤回归来评估烟草使用和粮食不安全对体重不足状况的影响.
- 他们区分了吸烟和无烟烟草的使用,并检查了与教育和财富的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 体重不足的流行率为27%. 吸烟烟草使用者体重不足的可能性是 (OR=2.07) 的两倍.
- 无烟烟草使用 (OR=1.26) 和粮食不安全 (OR=1.27) 也与较高的体重不足风险有显著联系.
- 体重不足的危险因素包括男性性别,农村居住,较低的社会经济地位,自我评估不良的健康状况和慢性疾病. 烟草使用缓和了财富-低权重关系.
结论:
- 烟草使用和粮食不安全性对印度老年人的营养状况产生不利影响.
- 需要加强针对老年人口的戒烟计划和粮食援助计划,以改善健康结果.
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