OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of elderly @entity1 living in a rural @entity4324 . DESIGN: Community-based, cross-sectional prevalence survey. SETTING: 3 rural towns of Lvliang City, Shanxi Province, China. @entity1 : A sample of 1845 community residents (29.1% of those eligible) 55 years or older (birth before 1958-01-01). MEASUREMENTS: The @entity1 were assessed regarding demographic characteristics, height, weight, as well as having a physical examination and blood sampling for serum @entity165 , total @entity1255 (tHcy), @entity1501 , and @entity2186 levels. RESULTS: 991 (53.7%) were female and 139 (7.5%) did not complete the anthropometric measurement. Prevalence of underweight and @entity28 was 3.5% and 24.9% in @entity1 and 6.7% and 31.0% in @entity1 (P = 0.003, P = 0.005, respectively). Prevalence of @entity1007 and hypocholesterolemia was 13.5% and 52.6% in @entity1 and 25.0% and 34.3% in @entity1 (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, respectively). Prevalence of high @entity11429 concentrations was 8.8% in @entity1 and 16.8% in @entity1 (P < 0.001). The mean serum tHcy in @entity1 (28.8    20.1  mmol/l) was significantly higher than in @entity1 (21.0    15.1  mmol/L, P < 0.001). Prevalence of @entity3562 (defined as > 15 mmol/L) was 79.7% in @entity1 and 65.5% in @entity1 (P < 0.001). Prevalence of low @entity1501 (defined as < 11 nmol/L) and @entity2186 levels (defiend as < 185 pmol/L) was 70.8 % and 76.8% in @entity1 and 56.5% and 72.6% in @entity1 (P < 0.001, P = 0.036, respectively). Correlation coefficients between tHcy, @entity1501 , and @entity2186 indicated an inverse linear correlation (r = -0.21, P < 0.001, r = -0.35, P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: As China's economic climate has developed, the nutritional status of elderly @entity1 in the rural parts of the country has improved in some aspects. However, the trend toward @entity28 will lead to a shift in the burden of @entity28 -related @entity102 . In addition, rurally-located elderly @entity1 are at high risk of @entity204 that may be associated with abnormal serum @entity165 . The data also suggest that severe @entity942 in @entity1501 and @entity2186 levels exist, as well as there being a high prevalence of @entity3562 . @entity1501 and @entity2186 supplementation are necessary to prevent @entity66 .

Nutritional Status of the Elderly in XXXX : A Cross-sectional Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'people', 'men'] @entity1501 :: ('MESH:D005492', 'Chemical') :: ['Folate', 'folate'] @entity1007 :: ('MESH:D006937', 'Disease') :: ['hypercholesterolemia'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity1255 :: ('MESH:D006710', 'Chemical') :: ['homocysteine'] @entity942 :: ('MESH:D003677', 'Disease') :: ['deficiencies'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['related diseases'] @entity2186 :: ('MESH:D014805', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin B12'] @entity4324 :: ('MESH:C567261', 'Disease') :: ['area of North China'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic diseases'] @entity11429 :: ('22796', 'Gene') :: ['LDL-c'] @entity3562 :: ('MESH:D020138', 'Disease') :: ['hyperhomocysteinemia'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity4324 :: (MESH:C567261,Disease) :: ['Rural North China']
