Risk of malnutrition and zinc deficiency in community-living elderly men and women: the Tromsø Study
Abstract Objective Elderly people may be at particular risk of Zn deficiency due to an increased prevalence of malnutrition. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Zn status in community-living elderly people at risk of malnutrition. Design Cross-sectional population-based survey. Individu...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1368980014002420 2024-06-23T07:57:13+00:00 Risk of malnutrition and zinc deficiency in community-living elderly men and women: the Tromsø Study Kvamme, Jan-Magnus Grønli, Ole Jacobsen, Bjarne K Florholmen, Jon 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014002420 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1368980014002420 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Public Health Nutrition volume 18, issue 11, page 1907-1913 ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 journal-article 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014002420 2024-06-12T04:03:25Z Abstract Objective Elderly people may be at particular risk of Zn deficiency due to an increased prevalence of malnutrition. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Zn status in community-living elderly people at risk of malnutrition. Design Cross-sectional population-based survey. Individuals at risk of malnutrition were identified by the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. Zn status was assessed by measuring serum Zn. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association between the risk of malnutrition and Zn deficiency. Setting Municipality of Tromsø, Norway. Subjects Random sample of 743 men and 778 women aged 65–87 years. Results Zn deficiency was found in 10·1 % of the participants, including 13·1 % of the men and 7·3 % of the women. Among the men and women at risk of malnutrition, 31·0 % and 12·7 %, respectively, had Zn deficiency. In a model adjusted for age, gender, serum albumin and smoking status, Zn deficiency was positively associated with the risk of malnutrition (OR=2·2; 95 % CI 1·3, 3·6). Conclusions Overall, Zn deficiency was found in one out of ten community-living elderly people and was associated with the risk of malnutrition. Our results encourage the assessment of Zn status in elderly people at risk of malnutrition, with a special emphasis on elderly men. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø Cambridge University Press Norway Tromsø Public Health Nutrition 18 11 1907 1913 |
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Abstract Objective Elderly people may be at particular risk of Zn deficiency due to an increased prevalence of malnutrition. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Zn status in community-living elderly people at risk of malnutrition. Design Cross-sectional population-based survey. Individuals at risk of malnutrition were identified by the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. Zn status was assessed by measuring serum Zn. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association between the risk of malnutrition and Zn deficiency. Setting Municipality of Tromsø, Norway. Subjects Random sample of 743 men and 778 women aged 65–87 years. Results Zn deficiency was found in 10·1 % of the participants, including 13·1 % of the men and 7·3 % of the women. Among the men and women at risk of malnutrition, 31·0 % and 12·7 %, respectively, had Zn deficiency. In a model adjusted for age, gender, serum albumin and smoking status, Zn deficiency was positively associated with the risk of malnutrition (OR=2·2; 95 % CI 1·3, 3·6). Conclusions Overall, Zn deficiency was found in one out of ten community-living elderly people and was associated with the risk of malnutrition. Our results encourage the assessment of Zn status in elderly people at risk of malnutrition, with a special emphasis on elderly men. |
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Risk of malnutrition and zinc deficiency in community-living elderly men and women: the Tromsø Study |
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Risk of malnutrition and zinc deficiency in community-living elderly men and women: the Tromsø Study |
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