Association between underweight and taste sensitivity in middle- to old-aged nursing home residents in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study
Association between underweight and taste sensitivity in middle- to old-aged nursing home residents in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study
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DOI：
10.1111/joor.12099
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发表时间：
2013-11-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Hirata, Y.
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作者：
Fuchida, S.;Yamamoto, T.;Hirata, Y.
味觉敏感性低可能是与营养不良相关的因素之一，而营养不良是发展中国家的一个主要问题。这项横断面研究的目的是探讨斯里兰卡中老年疗养院居民体重不足（营养不良的指标之一）与味觉敏感性之间的关系。参与者为 946 名 BMI 为 0.003% 盐酸奎宁二水合物）的居民，与对苦味敏感的居民（0.0001% 盐酸奎宁二水合物）相比，体重不足的患病率（95% 置信区间 1.04-2.80）显着高出 1.70 倍。这些结果表明，对苦味的味觉敏感性较低可能是与体重不足相关的因素之一。
Low taste sensitivity may be one factor related to undernutrition, which is a major problem in developing countries. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between underweight, one indicator of undernutrition, and taste sensitivity in middle- to old-aged Sri Lankan nursing home residents. Participants were 946 residents with BMI of 0.003% quinine hydrochloride dihydrate) to bitter taste had a significant 1.70 times higher prevalence ratio (95% confident interval 1.04-2.80) for underweight compared with those with high sensitivity (0.0001% quinine hydrochloride dihydrate). These results suggest that low taste sensitivity to bitter taste may be one factor related to underweight.