• Dilek Ongan and Neslişah Rakıcıoğlu.
• İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: dkatranci@gmail.com.
• Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Sep 1; 61 (2): 271-6.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status and dietary intake of institutionalized elderly in Turkey.DesignCross-sectional study.Setting25 institutions in 19 cities throughout Turkey.ParticipantsElderly residents aged 65 years and older (n=554).MeasurementsNutritional status using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), food consumption with 24-h dietary recall and anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, waist/hip ratio, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)).ResultsThe mean age of the elderly was 76.1±7.3 years. BMI of elderly men and women were found to be 26.59±4.58kg/m(2) and 30.07±6.32kg/m(2), respectively. WC of elderly men and women were found to be 98.90±1.33cm and 100.62±1.34cm, respectively. Most of the elderly were overweight based on BMI and at risk of metabolic diseases based on WC. According to MNA, 44.2% had normal nutritional status, 49.1% were at risk of malnutrition, 6.7% had malnutrition. All nutrients intake was favorable according to requirements, except for calcium and magnesium. Energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins A, E, B1, B2, B6, C folat, iron, zinc intake of elderly who had normal nutritional status, who were at risk of malnutrition and malnourished were significantly different. Energy and nutrients intake of elderly who had normal nutritional status was found to be better than the others.ConclusionNutritional status should be periodically screened in the institutionalized elderly to prevent malnutrition. Also, it was noted that adequate energy and nutrients intake of the elderly played a crucial role in maintaining nutritional status and preventing malnutrition within residential homes.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

19 keywords...

hide…