도시와 농촌노인의 식생활 태도 및 영양소섭취실태 비교연구 : Urban and Rural Elderly = The Comparative Study of Dietary Attitude and Nutrient Intake

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The dietary practices of the elderly residing in urban and in rural communities were assessed in terms of health status, dietary attitudes, eating habits, and dietary nutrient intakes. The subjects were fifty-six persons over sixty residing in the urban community of Seoul, and their rural counterparts were eighty persons residing in the rural community of Iksan-Kun, Chollabukdo.
The health status of the elderly was generally good, but poor eating habits were found more frequently on the rural elderly than among the urban dwellers; several dietary nutrient intakes were insufficient. Contrasting the urban elderly with the rural group, it was found that the urban group lacked sufficient vitamin A and vitamin C and the urban women had insufficient calorie, whereas the rural group was deficient in protein, vitamin A, calorie, and fat. A significant relationship was found between dietary nutrient intake and health index, food habit points, self recognized health status, meal satisfaction, and economic status. An urgent need for the development of a nutrition education program for the elderly was pointed out.