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dc.contributor.authorCheserek, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorWaudo, J.N.
dc.contributor.authorTuitoek, Prisca J.
dc.contributor.authorMsuya, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorKikafunda, J.K.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-31T09:07:55Z
dc.date.available2017-08-31T09:07:55Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationJ Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2012;31(1):86-96. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2012.647562.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22335442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2761
dc.descriptionDOI: 10.1080/21551197.2012.647562en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to (1) determine the prevalence of malnutrition and (2) investigate factors affecting nutritional status of older persons living in urban areas of Lake Victoria Basin. The prevalence of underweight was 16.5%, with men (24.1%) being significantly more likely to be underweight (P < 0.05) than women (12.3%). Overall, 61.2% had normal body mass indices, 13.2% were overweight, and 9.1% were obese. Energy intake was low (1596.3-1630.5 Kcal), with only 22% and 38% of men and women, respectively, meeting their daily requirements. Protein intake was adequate in more than half of men and women. Vitamin A, iron, and zinc intakes were moderate, while calcium intake was low (P < 0.05). Inadequate food access, poor health, living arrangements, and poor eating patterns were the main nutritional risk factors. There is a need to plan nutrition programs that can improve living conditions, health, and nutritional status of older adults in these urban areas of the Lake Victoria Basin.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Nutrition in Gerentology and Geriatricsen_US
dc.titleNutritional vulnerability of older persons living in urban areas of Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa: a cross sectional survey.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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