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Grocery purchasing among older adults by chewing ability, dietary knowledge and socio-economic status
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Brennan, David S. Singh, Kiran A. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Objectives: Nutrition plays a central role in health, with poor dietary habits and nutritional intake being associated with a range of chronic diseases. The aim was to examine grocery purchasing behaviour in relation to chewing ability, dietary knowledge and socio-economic status (SES) among older adults.Design: Data were collected by mailed survey in 2008. Grocery purchasing was measured using a sixteen-item index of compliance of food purchasing with dietary guidelines. Self-reported number of teeth was classified as an inadequate dentition if less than twenty-one teeth were present. Chewing ability was based on a five-item chewing index. Dietary knowledge was collected using twenty true/false items. SES was assessed using a subjective social status rating representing where people stand in society.Setting: Population survey in Adelaide, South Australia.Subjects: Adults aged 60–71 years.Results: Responses were collected from 444 persons (response rate = 68·8 %). Among dentate persons, 24·4 % had an inadequate dentition with 10·3 % defined as ‘chewing deficient’. Multivariate regression coefficients adjusted for age, sex and income showed chewing deficiency (−5·8) and low SES (−3·6) was associated (P < 0·05) with lower grocery purchasing scores, but dietary knowledge was not statistically significant.Conclusions: For older adults, chewing deficiency and lower social status were associated with lower compliance with dietary guidelines, independent of dietary knowledge. |
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| Ending Page | 1284 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 1279 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980010002508 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2011-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Food Choice Tooth Loss Dietary Knowledge economic Status Older Adults |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
