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Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Print version ISSN 1415-790XOn-line version ISSN 1980-5497
Abstract
MARUCCI, Maria de Fátima Nunes; ROEDIGER, Manuela de Almeida; DOURADO, Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli and BUENO, Denise Rodrigues. Comparison of nutritional status and dietary intake self-reported by elderly people of different birth cohorts (1936 to 1940 and 1946 to 1950): Health, Wellbeing and Aging (SABE) Study. Rev. bras. epidemiol. [online]. 2018, vol.21, suppl.2, e180015. Epub Feb 04, 2019. ISSN 1980-5497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720180015.supl.2.
Introduction:
The aging process is characterized by several changes in individuals’ life, including his or her nutritional status and food intake. To understand the trends of these changes, studies with elderly people who were born at different times are necessary.
Objective:
To compare the nutritional status and food intake of elderly people who participated in the Health, Well-being, and Aging study (SABE study), conducted in São Paulo, in 2000 and 2010.
Methods:
The nutritional status was identified by means of the body mass index (BMI) and was classified as underweight (BMI < 23 kg/m²), adequate weight (23 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m²), or overweight (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m). Food intake was self-reported and was classified as the number of meals (≥ 3/day), frequency of intake of dairy products (≥ 1 serving/day), eggs and beans (≥ 1 serving/week), fruits and vegetables (≥ 2 servings/day), meat (≥ 3 servings/week), and liquids (≥ 5 glasses/day). The prevalence ratio was calculated to compare the variables of the cohorts, using Poisson regression.
Results:
A total of 755 individuals of both the genders aged 60 to 64 years and who were born between 1936 and 1940 and between 1946 and 1950 participated in this study. Elderly people who were born between 1946 and 1950 presented higher prevalence ratio of overweight (PR = 1.19), number of meals (PR = 1.34), and liquids intake (PR = 1.18), but presented lower prevalence of intake of dairy products (PR = 0.87), meats (PR = 0.93), and fruits and vegetables (PR = 0.83).
Conclusion:
These results showed concerning scenarios of nutritional status and food intake for the most recent cohort (1946 - 1950).
Keywords : Aged; Aging; Anthropometry; Feeding; Nutritional status; Cohort studies.