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Dietary and health characteristics of the young-old and the old-old by food security status: analysis of data from the 6th (2013 ~ 2015) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

전기노인과 후기노인의 식품안정성에 따른 식생활 및 건강 특성 : 제6기 (2013~2015년) 국민건강영양조사 자료 분석

  • Bae, Ajung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoon, Jihyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yun, Soh-Yoon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Asano, Kana (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2018.07.06
  • Accepted : 2019.01.02
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: This study examined dietary and health characteristics of the young-old and the old-old by food security status. Methods: The study used data from the $6^{th}$ (2013 ~ 2015) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The study subjects consisted of 3,948 subjects, of whom 2,445 were the young-old (aged 65 to 74 years) and 1,503 were the old-old (aged 75 years and over). Food security status was evaluated using an 18-item questionnaire. Energy intake, nutrient densities, and prevalence of insufficient nutrient intake were assessed. Food intake was evaluated in terms of the number of food group servings. Dietary behaviors and health status were also assessed. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity among the young-old and the old-old was 10.0% and 11.6%, respectively. Among the young-old, the food insecure group had a significantly higher level of prevalence of insufficient intake for all the nutrients (protein, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorous, and iron) assessed in this study compared with the food secure group. In case of the old-old, significant differences were found only for four nutrients (protein, riboflavin, niacin, and phosphorus) in the prevalence of insufficient nutrient intake between the food secure and the food insecure groups. Kinds of food groups with significantly different numbers of servings by food security status were dissimilar between the two age groups. In both the age groups, the food insecure group consumed a significantly lower number of servings in meat fish eggs legumes and fruits than the food secure group; grains and vegetables intake in the young-old and oils sweets intake in the old-old differed in the number of servings by food security status. Among the young-old, the prevalence of chewing difficulties in the food insecure group was significantly higher than that of the food secure group, while among the old-old, no significant differences were found by food security status. Conclusion: Dietary and health characteristics of the young-old and the old-old differed by food security status. Such differences were more apparent in the young-old than the old-old. Therefore, it is suggested that food and nutrition assistant programs should be designed with consideration of the differences.

본 연구에서는 제6기 (2013 ~ 2015년) 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 전기노인 (65 ~ 74세)과 후기노인 (75세 이상)의 식생활 및 건강 특성을 식품안정성에 따라 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 전체 노인의 식품불안정성 비율은 10.6%였고, 전기노인과 후기노인에서는 각각 10.0%, 11.6%로 나타났다. 전기노인과 후기노인에서 공통적으로 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군에 비해 에너지, 지방으로부터의 에너지섭취비율, 리보플라빈, 니아신의 섭취량이 유의적으로 낮았고, 탄수화물로부터의 에너지섭취비율은 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군보다 유의하게 높았다. 전기노인에서는 분석한 모든 영양소 (단백질, 비타민 A, 티아민, 리보플라빈, 니아신, 비타민 C, 칼슘, 인, 철)에 대하여 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군보다 부족하게 섭취하는 비율이 높았다. 반면 후기 노인에서는 단백질, 리보플라빈, 니아신, 인을 부족하게 섭취하는 비율이 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군보다 유의하게 높았으나 비타민 A, 티아민, 비타민 C, 칼슘, 철에서는 식품안정성에 따라 유의적인 차이가 없었고, 식품불안정군뿐 아니라 식품안정군에서도 영양소 섭취 부족자 비율이 높게 나타났다. 전기노인과 후기노인에서 공통적으로 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군보다 고기 생선 달걀 콩류와 과일류의 섭취 횟수가 유의적으로 낮았고, 전기노인에서는 곡류와 채소류, 후기노인에서는 유지 당류의 섭취 횟수에서도 식품안정성에 따라 유의적인 차이가 있었다. 전기노인과 후기노인 모두 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군에 비해 식사를 거르는 비율이 높은 경향을 보였다. 전기노인에서 아침, 점심, 저녁을, 후기노인에서는 아침과 저녁을 혼자서 식사하는 비율이 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군에 비해 유의적으로 높았다. 건강 특성에 대해서는 전기노인과 후기노인에서 공통적으로 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군에 비해 주관적 건강 상태가 '매우 나쁘다' 또는 '나쁘다'고 응답한 비율이 높았다. 또한 전기노인에서는 저작불편함을 느낀다고 응답한 비율이 식품불안정군에서 식품안정군보다 높게 나타났으나 후기노인에서는 식품안정성에 따른 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 결론적으로, 두 연령집단에서 식품안정성에 따른 식생활 및 건강 특성은 다른 양상을 보였다. 이러한 차이는 전기노인에서 후기노인보다 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 따라서 향후 노인 대상 식품 및 영양지원 프로그램 설계 시 노인을 연령별로 세분화하고 식품안정성에 따라 다르게 나타난 양상을 고려할 필요가 있겠다.

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