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0310/2015 - Low Diet Quality In Older Adults: A Population-Based Study In Southern Brazil
Baixa Qualidade Da Dieta De Idosos: Estudo De Base Populacional No Sul Do Brasil

Author:

• Ana Paula Gomes dos Santos - Santos, A.P.G - PELOTAS - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia - <anapaulagomes.nutri@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2842-7340

Co-author(s):

• Ana Luiza Gonçalves Soares - Soares, A. L. G. - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia - <analuiza.nutri@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-4647
• Helen Gonçalves - Gonçalves, H. - Pelotas, RS - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia - <hdgs.epi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6470-3352

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with low diet quality in older adults from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. The information on food consumption was collected using a reduced food frequency questionnaire, and the diet quality was assessed by the Elderly Diet Index (“Índice de Qualidade da Dieta de Idosos - IQD-I”), designed by the authors. Points were attributed to each evaluated food according to its frequency of consumption. The higher consumption frequency of healthy food received a higher score, whilst the higher consumption frequency of unhealthy food received a lower score. The score was divided into tertiles, classified as: low quality, intermediate quality and good quality. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between diet quality and the independent variables. The factors associated with low diet quality were: male, age under 80 years, low education, financial difficulties to buy food, underweight, mouth or teeth problems, and having less than four meals a day. Important barriers for the consumption of a good quality diet were observed, highlighting the importance of considering these aspects in the promotion of healthy eating among older adults.

Keywords:

Food habits Feeding behavior Elderly Nutrition Cross-Sectional Studies

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Santos, A.P.G, Soares, A. L. G., Gonçalves, H.. Low Diet Quality In Older Adults: A Population-Based Study In Southern Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Nov). [Citado em 28/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/low-diet-quality-in-older-adults-a-populationbased-study-in-southern-brazil/15383?id=15383&id=15383



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