UNASSIGNED: We examined whether eating alone is associated with dietary behaviors and body weight status, and assessed the modifying effects of cohabitation status in older Japanese @entity1 . Data from the 2010 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, with a self-reported questionnaire for 38,690 @entity1 and 43,674 @entity1 aged >= 65 years, were used. Eating status was classified as eating with others, sometimes eating alone, or exclusively eating alone. We calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) of unhealthy dietary behaviors, @entity28 , and underweight, adjusting for age, education, @entity66 , and dental status using Poisson regression. Overall, 16% of @entity1 and 28% of @entity1 sometimes or exclusively ate alone. Among those who exclusively ate alone, 56% of @entity1 and 68% of @entity1 lived alone. @entity1 who exclusively ate alone were 3.74 times more likely to skip meals than @entity1 who ate with others. Among @entity1 who exclusively ate alone, those who lived alone had a higher @entity1488 than @entity1 who lived with others. Compared with subjects who ate and lived with others, the APRs of being @entity28 (BMI  >=   30.0  kg/m(2)) among @entity1 who exclusively ate alone were 1.34 (1.01-1.78) in those who lived alone and 1.17 (0.84-1.64) in those who lived with others. These combined effects of eating and living alone were weaker in @entity1 , with a potential increase in the APRs among those who ate alone despite living with others. @entity1 who exclusively ate alone were more likely to be underweight (BMI  <  18.5  kg/m(2)) than @entity1 who ate with others in both cohabitation statuses. Eating alone and living alone may be jointly associated with higher prevalence of @entity28 , underweight and unhealthy eating behaviors in @entity1 .

Combined effects of eating alone and living alone on unhealthy dietary behaviors, XXXX and underweight in older Japanese adults: Results of the JAGES.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Men', 'people', 'men'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['income, disease'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity1488 :: ('5366', 'Gene') :: ['APR']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
