TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics and nutrient intake of Taiwanese elderly vegetarians
T2 - Evidence from a national survey
AU - Huang, Chun Jen
AU - Fan, Yen Chun
AU - Liu, Jen Fang
AU - Tsai, Pei Shan
PY - 2011/8/14
Y1 - 2011/8/14
N2 - The present study examines the prevalence and characteristics of vegetarians in the Taiwanese elderly. We analysed data from the Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1999â€"2000), which used a multi-staged, stratified, clustered probability sampling design. Community-dwelling elderly (n 1071), aged 65 years and older, were included. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle and metabolic variables, and eating habits were obtained through household interviews and health examinations. Nutrient intake was assessed using a 24 h dietary recall. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to examine factors significantly and independently associated with vegetarian status and to estimate the OR of the hypertension and the metabolic syndrome (MS) for vegetarians compared with omnivores. About 25 % of the Taiwanese elderly persons were vegetarians. Systolic pressure (OR 1•01, 95 % CI 1, 1•02, P = 0•038), female sex (OR 5•02, 95 % CI 3•11, 8•1, PÂ
AB - The present study examines the prevalence and characteristics of vegetarians in the Taiwanese elderly. We analysed data from the Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1999â€"2000), which used a multi-staged, stratified, clustered probability sampling design. Community-dwelling elderly (n 1071), aged 65 years and older, were included. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle and metabolic variables, and eating habits were obtained through household interviews and health examinations. Nutrient intake was assessed using a 24 h dietary recall. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to examine factors significantly and independently associated with vegetarian status and to estimate the OR of the hypertension and the metabolic syndrome (MS) for vegetarians compared with omnivores. About 25 % of the Taiwanese elderly persons were vegetarians. Systolic pressure (OR 1•01, 95 % CI 1, 1•02, P = 0•038), female sex (OR 5•02, 95 % CI 3•11, 8•1, PÂ
KW - Elderly
KW - Metabolic profile
KW - Nutrient intake
KW - Vegetarians
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U2 - 10.1017/S0007114511000195
DO - 10.1017/S0007114511000195
M3 - Article
C2 - 21385505
AN - SCOPUS:80052879457
SN - 0007-1145
VL - 106
SP - 451
EP - 460
JO - British Journal of Nutrition
JF - British Journal of Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -