A community based cross-sectional study on prevalence and its associated risk factors of geriatric malnutrition in urban and rural Puducherry
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| Izdano u: | Discover Public Health vol. 22, no. 1 (Dec 2025), p. 345 |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Aruljothi, Sivapushani |u Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Department of Community Medicine, Puducherry, India (GRID:grid.465242.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1802 4393) | |
| 245 | 1 | |a A community based cross-sectional study on prevalence and its associated risk factors of geriatric malnutrition in urban and rural Puducherry | |
| 260 | |b Nature Publishing Group |c Dec 2025 | ||
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| 520 | 3 | |a BackgroundThe magnitude of geriatric malnutrition is under reported in developing nations. It is essential to assess the nutritional status of the elderly for achieving the better quality of life.ObjectivesTo estimate and compare the prevalence and assess the risk factors that are associated with geriatric malnutrition in the urban and rural field practice areas of tertiary care hospital, Puducherry.Setting and designA community based cross-sectional analytical study done among elderly population in the urban and rural field areas of Government Medical College of Puducherry.MethodsStudy was conducted among elderly (≥ 60 years) for two years using multistage random sampling technique. Geriatric malnutrition was estimated using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Sociodemographic data and associated risk factors were obtained using semi-structured questionnaire.ResultsPrevalence of geriatric malnutrition was 31.3% and 19.3% in rural and urban areas. In the regression analysis, factors such as individuals with higher age group, illiterates, lower socioeconomic status, living without family, presence of two or more co-morbidity, three or more medications intake on daily basis, presence of visual impairment and reduced dietary salt intake because of their health issues were found to statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) both in urban and rural setting. Widower by their marital status was found to have statistically significant association among urban elderly whereas those who had dental problems, financially dependency was independently associated with malnutrition among the rural elderly.ConclusionsThere was a high prevalence of malnutrition among elderly residing in rural area than in urban area. | |
| 653 | |a Malnutrition | ||
| 653 | |a Living arrangements | ||
| 653 | |a Nutrition research | ||
| 653 | |a Gender | ||
| 653 | |a Questionnaires | ||
| 653 | |a Rural areas | ||
| 653 | |a Regression analysis | ||
| 653 | |a Older people | ||
| 653 | |a Risk assessment | ||
| 653 | |a Random sampling | ||
| 653 | |a Dietary intake | ||
| 653 | |a Urban areas | ||
| 653 | |a Sample size | ||
| 653 | |a Olfaction disorders | ||
| 653 | |a Statistical sampling | ||
| 653 | |a Risk factors | ||
| 653 | |a Hospitals | ||
| 653 | |a Socioeconomics | ||
| 653 | |a Quality of life | ||
| 653 | |a Population studies | ||
| 653 | |a Nutrition assessment | ||
| 653 | |a Population | ||
| 653 | |a Morbidity | ||
| 653 | |a Hypothesis testing | ||
| 653 | |a Sampling techniques | ||
| 653 | |a Cross-sectional studies | ||
| 653 | |a Statistical significance | ||
| 653 | |a Ethics | ||
| 653 | |a Statistical analysis | ||
| 653 | |a Nutritional status | ||
| 653 | |a Marital status | ||
| 653 | |a Age | ||
| 653 | |a Developing countries--LDCs | ||
| 653 | |a Informed consent | ||
| 653 | |a Geriatrics | ||
| 653 | |a Social | ||
| 700 | 1 | |a Devi, K. |u Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Department of Community Medicine, Puducherry, India (GRID:grid.414611.7) | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Mathiyalagen, Prakash |u Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Department of Community Medicine, Puducherry, India (GRID:grid.414611.7) | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Thirunavukarasu, Sivadamien |u Private hospital, Puducherry, India (GRID:grid.414611.7) | |
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