Health and Nutritional Status of Old-Old African Americans
作者:
BernardMarieA.,
AndersonChalon,
ForgeyMary,
期刊:
Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 2-3
页码: 55-67
ISSN:0163-9366
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1300/J052v14n02_05
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
This study reports the initial results of a baseline cross-sectional evaluation of the health and nutritional status of 58 old-old African Americans, 74 years of age and older, residing in low income housing complexes in metropolitan Oklahoma City. Although the population had a high overall functional status, cognitive status, and mood, there were a number of nutritional parameters suggestive of nutritional risk. In particular, 20% of subjects had relatively low serum albumin levels, 14% had serum cholesterol levels below 160 mg/dl, and a subset of the population reported low intake during 24 hour dietary recall. The National Center and Caucus on Black Aged report that 60% of African American elders live at or below the poverty level. These study findings suggest that the present cohort of African American elders may be at nutritional risk.
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