A Survey on the Food Habit and Health of the Aged in a Middle City

중소도시지역 노인의 식습관 및 건강상태에 관한 연구

This survey was carried out to study the food habit and several health indicators of 438 persons (male ; 179, female ; 259) aged over 60 years old living in a middle city, The results obtained were as follows. The food habit of male was better significantly than that of female, the eating frequencies of fruits, eggs, meats and fishes, and legumes of male were higher than those of female. The mean weights and heights of both male and female were low in comparison to the Korean standard, but the mean BMIs of both male and female showed normal range and the mean obesity rates of male and female were 3.5％ and 8.2％, respectively, The mean hemoglobin content and hematocrit were 13.1g/100m1 and 39.8% in male, and 12.4g/100m1 and 37.8％ in female, respectively, The anemia rate judged by the WHO level of hemoglobin content was 42.0% in male and 34.7％ in female. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures of both male and female showed normal range; But the incidence of hypertension judged by the WHO level was 15. 6% in male and 16.7% in female. The subjects suffering from diseases were 78.2% in male and 86.7% in female. Common diseases were neuralgia, circulatory system diseases, respiratory system diseases, diabetes mellitus, and athritis. There were positive correlations between the score of food habit and body weight, height, hemoglobin content, and hematocrit. And there was a negative correlation between the food habit score and obesity rate. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were correlated positively to skinfold thickness and the incidence of suffering from diseased.

전남 순천시에 거주하는 60세 이상의 노인 438명 (남자 179명, 여자 259명)을 대상으로 하여 식습관, 체위, 치아결손정도, 혈색소농도, 적혈구용적비, 혈압 및 질병보유상태를 조사하였고 식습관 점수와 제 변인간의 상관관계를 검토하였다. 식습관은 남자노인이 여자노인에 비하여 양호하였으며 과일류, 계란류, 육류 및 어류, 두류의 섭취빈도가 남자노인이 높았다. 평균 체중과 신장은 한국인 체위표준치보다 낮았으나 평균 BMI는 남녀노인 모두 정상 범위를 보였고 평균 비만율은 남녀노인 각각 3.5%, 8.2%이었다. 평균 혈색소농도와 적혈구용적비는 남자노인의 경우 WHO기준보다 낮았고 여자노인은 정상 범위이었다. 따라서 WHO 혈색소농도 기준에 따른 빈혈율은 남자노인이 42.0%, 여자노인이 34.7%로 남자노인의 빈혈율이 더 높았으며 남녀노인 모두 빈혈이 만연되어 있었다. 평균 수축기 및 확장기혈압은 남녀노인 모두 정상 범위이었으나 WHO 기준에 의한 고혈압율은 남녀노인 각각 15.6%, 16.7%이었다. 질병을 보유한 경우는 남녀노인 각각 78.2%, 86.7%로 높았고 신경통을 비롯하여 순환기계질환, 호흡기계질환, 당뇨병, 관절염 등이 주요 질환이었다. 식생활이 양호할수록 바람직한 체위를 유지하였으며 빈혈율도 낮았다. 한편 상완피하지방두께가 두꺼울수록 빈혈율이 높았고 혈압도 높았으며, 혈압이 높을수록 질병보유율이 높은 상관을 나타내었다.