Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Different Associations of Socioeconomic Status on Protein Intake in the Korean Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.


ABSTRACT: Socioeconomic status affects food choices. This study examined the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and animal and plant protein intake in the Korean elderly population whose protein intake is insufficient. We used cross-sectional data from 3512 Koreans aged 60 years or older, who had participated in the Nutrition Survey of the 2013-14 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). One day 24-h recall data was used to estimate the daily total, animal, and plant protein intake. Household income and educational attainment were assessed by trained interviewers. After making adjustment, household income was positively associated with animal protein intake with a statistical significance in females (p = 0.030) and with a marginal significance in males (p = 0.069). However, plant protein intake did not show any significant association. In both sexes, educational attainment was positively associated with animal protein intake (p = 0.007 for males, p = 0.001 for females). Association of educational attainment with plant protein intake was negative in males (p = 0.037) and non-significant in females. (p = 0.945). High SES was associated with higher total protein intake and animal protein intake in the Korean elderly. Health policies and nutrition education are needed to improve protein intake of the vulnerable Korean elderly with low SES.

SUBMITTER: Kwon DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020009 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Different Associations of Socioeconomic Status on Protein Intake in the Korean Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Kwon Du Ho DH   Park Hyun Ah HA   Cho Young Gyu YG   Kim Kyoung Woo KW   Kim Na Hee NH  

Nutrients 20191219 1


Socioeconomic status affects food choices. This study examined the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and animal and plant protein intake in the Korean elderly population whose protein intake is insufficient. We used cross-sectional data from 3512 Koreans aged 60 years or older, who had participated in the Nutrition Survey of the 2013-14 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). One day 24-h recall data was used to estimate the daily total, animal, and plant  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC7277109 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4468246 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC7197185 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4139629 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6928466 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4371387 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5855460 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5876046 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3114326 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC6893705 | biostudies-literature