This study analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) from 2019 to 2023. Subjects included men and women aged 65 years and older, divided into three groups based on their subjective health perceptions: posi...
This study analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) from 2019 to 2023. Subjects included men and women aged 65 years and older, divided into three groups based on their subjective health perceptions: positive, average, and negative. The results showed that the positive group had a higher proportion of men. Among older men, the positive group showed a negative relationship with alcohol consumption and smoking, and increased walking days. Among older women, alcohol consumption decreased, and similarly, the positive group showed higher walking days. Metabolic syndrome was higher in the negative group in both men and women. Among older men, there were significant differences in overall nutrient intake, and carbohydrate and protein intakes were higher in both men and women with positive attitudes. Among older women, intakes of most nutrients were higher in the positive group, but vitamin D did not show a significant difference. When adjusting for nutrient density (1,000 kcal), the effect of vitamin D on vitamin D in older men disappeared. Among older women, only some differences were significant, and carbohydrate intake was higher in the negative group in both men and women. The proportion of those deficient compared to the actual Korean Reference Intakes(KDRIs) differed across the board for older men, but there were no differences between groups for older women. The HEI scores by food group showed no significant differences for grains in both men and women, and no significant differences for dairy products in women. Analysis of the relationship between subjective health perception and metabolic syndrome revealed that the odds ratios(ORs) remained significant for both older men and women after adjusting for age and income quintile. However, after adjusting for HEI scores, only the ORs for older men remained significant. Even after adjusting for nutrient density as a covariate, the ORs for both men and women remained significant. In conclusion, improving subjective health perception had a positive effect on older men and women. Given the differences in specific health and nutrition items between the two groups, it is expected that nutrition programs tailored to gender will be more effective.