Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults

Adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes is important for disease prevention, health maintenance and nutrition program development in older adults. The present study was designed to evaluate and compare the adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes of elderly living in rural and urban areas i...

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Main Authors: Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh, Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh, Chan, Yoke Mun, Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh, Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh, Rasouli, Javad
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Published: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.374392015-09-17T06:52:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37439/ Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh Chan, Yoke Mun Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh Rasouli, Javad Adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes is important for disease prevention, health maintenance and nutrition program development in older adults. The present study was designed to evaluate and compare the adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes of elderly living in rural and urban areas in the north-west of Iran. A total of 432 older adults (332 urban and 100 rural) were selected through stratified, multistage probability cluster sampling. Dietetic information was obtained through three-day 24-hour dietary recall interviews. A small proportion of the subjects (4% rural and 0.6% urban) were underweight while approximately half was either overweight or obese. Aged subjects from the urban had a significantly higher mean body mass index (BMI) (t=3.46, p<0.05) than their rural counterparts. There was also significant greater proportion of elderly subjects who were overweight or obese (X2=14.42, p<0.05). Older adults from the rural had significant more daily energy (t=3.49, p<0.05), carbohydrates (t=2.96, p<0.05) and fat intakes (t=3.15, p<0.05) than their urban counterparts. Generally, average daily intake of energy was lower than the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) in developing countries. High contribution of carbohydrates and low contribution of proteins to total calory intake were observed in the daily diet of the elderly. There is a need to offer health and nutrition awareness programs for the elderly and their families by health care providers. Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37439/1/Energy%20and%20macronutrient%20intakes%20in%20older%20urban%20and%20rural%20Iranian%20adults.pdf Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh and Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh and Chan, Yoke Mun and Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh and Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh and Rasouli, Javad (2014) Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 45 (4). pp. 949-955. ISSN 0125-1562 http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-45-4-2014.html
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description Adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes is important for disease prevention, health maintenance and nutrition program development in older adults. The present study was designed to evaluate and compare the adequacy of energy and macronutrient intakes of elderly living in rural and urban areas in the north-west of Iran. A total of 432 older adults (332 urban and 100 rural) were selected through stratified, multistage probability cluster sampling. Dietetic information was obtained through three-day 24-hour dietary recall interviews. A small proportion of the subjects (4% rural and 0.6% urban) were underweight while approximately half was either overweight or obese. Aged subjects from the urban had a significantly higher mean body mass index (BMI) (t=3.46, p<0.05) than their rural counterparts. There was also significant greater proportion of elderly subjects who were overweight or obese (X2=14.42, p<0.05). Older adults from the rural had significant more daily energy (t=3.49, p<0.05), carbohydrates (t=2.96, p<0.05) and fat intakes (t=3.15, p<0.05) than their urban counterparts. Generally, average daily intake of energy was lower than the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) in developing countries. High contribution of carbohydrates and low contribution of proteins to total calory intake were observed in the daily diet of the elderly. There is a need to offer health and nutrition awareness programs for the elderly and their families by health care providers.
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author Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh
Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh
Chan, Yoke Mun
Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh
Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh
Rasouli, Javad
spellingShingle Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh
Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh
Chan, Yoke Mun
Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh
Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh
Rasouli, Javad
Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
author_facet Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh
Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh
Chan, Yoke Mun
Iranagh, Nurieh Amirzadeh
Iranagh, Elham Amirzadeh
Rasouli, Javad
author_sort Iranagh, Jamileh Amizadeh
title Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
title_short Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
title_full Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
title_fullStr Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
title_full_unstemmed Energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural Iranian adults
title_sort energy and macronutrient intakes in older urban and rural iranian adults
publisher Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37439/1/Energy%20and%20macronutrient%20intakes%20in%20older%20urban%20and%20rural%20Iranian%20adults.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37439/
http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-45-4-2014.html
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