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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Nutritional Status of Older Persons Presenting in a Primary Care Clinic in Nigeria
Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 31, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
The study objective was to determine the nutritional status and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and health complaints of older persons presenting at the General Outpatients Department (GOPD) Clinic of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to select 500 consecutively presenting participants aged 60 years and older between September and December, 2009. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tool and body mass index were used to assess undernutrition and overweight, respectively. The prevalence of nutritional problems was 61.9% (undernutrition = 7.8% and overweight = 54.1%). Being unmarried (P < 0.001), engagement in a job after the age of 60 years (P < 0.001), constipation (P = 0.009), rectal bleeding (P = 0.008), and oral problems (mouth, teeth, and tongue) were significantly (P < 0.001) associated with undernutrition. Younger age (P = 0.050) and female gender (P = 0.011) were significantly associated with being overweight. Logistic regression analysis showed being unmarried OR = 1.355 (95%CI 1.075-1.708) to be the most important factor for the development of undernutrition. The high prevalence of nutritional problems in this study underscores the need for intervention in this population. Correlation analysis (Pearson's) showed a positive association between BMI and MNA scores (r = 0.152, P = 0.001). © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adebusoye, Lawrence Adekunle
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Ajayi, I. O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Dairo, M. D.
Nigeria, Ibadan
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Ogunniyi, Adesola O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/21551197.2012.647560
ISSN:
21551197
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female