Health and Nutrition Status of Elderly People with Multimorbidity: A Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013~2015)

Na-Gyeong Oh; Jung-Sook Seo

doi:10.5720/kjcn.2020.25.6.502

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Health and Nutrition Status of Elderly People with Multimorbidity: A Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013~2015): Na-Gyeong Oh, Jung-Sook Seo; Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2020;25(6):502-511.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2020.25.6.502
Published online: December 31, 2020

¹Instructor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea

²Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea

Corresponding author: Jung-Sook Seo,
Email: jsseo@ynu.ac.kr

Received: 9 September 2020 • Revised: 14 December 2020 • Accepted: 15 December 2020

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Objectives
This study investigated the health and nutritional status of the elderly according to the number of chronic diseases, using data obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013~2015. Methods: Data from a total of 2,310 individuals, aged 65 years and over, were used for the analysis. The elders were divided into 0 (n=375), 1 (n=673), 2 (n=637) and 3 or more (n=625) groups, by considering the number of chronic diseases. Results: Compared to other groups, the elderly subjects who were living with their spouse had the highest ratio in group 0 (P < 0.05), whereas subjects without economic activities had highest ratio in 3 or more group (P < 0.05). The EQ-5D index of subjects in the 0 group (0.90 ± 0.01) was higher than that in the 3 or more group (0.86 ± 0.01) (P< 0.05). After adjusting for confounding factors, the energy intake of subjects was determined to be lowest in the 3 or more group (P < 0.05). Protein (P < 0.05) and riboflavin (P < 0.05) intakes of the 3 or more group were also lower than other groups. Conclusions: This study indicates that multimorbidity of the elderly is associated with their health and nutritional status. The nutrients intake of the elderly, especially energy, protein and riboflavin, tended to be lowest in the 3 or more group. Further research is required to elucidate the risk factors related to presence of multimorbidity in the elderly.

Keywords: elderly; chronic diseases; multimorbidity; nutritional status; health behavior

Korean J Community Nutr. 2020 Dec;25(6):502-511. Korean.
Published online Dec 31, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2020.25.6.502

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Health and Nutrition Status of Elderly People with Multimorbidity: A Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013~2015)

Na-Gyeong Oh

,¹ and Jung-Sook Seo

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- ¹Instructor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
- ²Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Corresponding author: Jung-Sook Seo. Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea. Tel: (053) 810-2875, Fax: (053) 810-4666, Email: jsseo@ynu.ac.kr

Received September 09, 2020; Revised December 14, 2020; Accepted December 15, 2020.

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Abstract

Objectives

This study investigated the health and nutritional status of the elderly according to the number of chronic diseases, using data obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013~2015.

Methods

Data from a total of 2,310 individuals, aged 65 years and over, were used for the analysis. The elders were divided into 0 (n=375), 1 (n=673), 2 (n=637) and 3 or more (n=625) groups, by considering the number of chronic diseases.

Results

Compared to other groups, the elderly subjects who were living with their spouse had the highest ratio in group 0 (P < 0.05), whereas subjects without economic activities had highest ratio in 3 or more group (P < 0.05). The EQ-5D index of subjects in the 0 group (0.90 ± 0.01) was higher than that in the 3 or more group (0.86 ± 0.01) (P < 0.05). After adjusting for confounding factors, the energy intake of subjects was determined to be lowest in the 3 or more group (P < 0.05). Protein (P < 0.05) and riboflavin (P < 0.05) intakes of the 3 or more group were also lower than other groups.

Conclusions

This study indicates that multimorbidity of the elderly is associated with their health and nutritional status. The nutrients intake of the elderly, especially energy, protein and riboflavin, tended to be lowest in the 3 or more group. Further research is required to elucidate the risk factors related to presence of multimorbidity in the elderly.

Keywords

elderly; chronic diseases; multimorbidity; nutritional status; health behavior

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General characteristics of the subjects according to number of chronic diseases

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Health behaviors of the subjects according to number of chronic disease

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Dietary behaviors of the subjects according to number of chronic diseases

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Intakes status of the subjects by food group according to number of chronic diseases

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Nutrients intake and energy intake distribution of the subjects according to number of chronic diseases

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