Food and nutrient consumption trends in older Australians: a 10-year cohort study
Food and nutrient consumption trends in older Australians: a 10-year cohort study
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DOI:
10.1038/ejcn.2010.34
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发表时间:
2010-06-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Mitchell, P.
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作者:
Flood, V. M.;Burlutsky, G.;Mitchell, P.
Background/Objectives: Few longitudinal population-based cohort studies of older people have described dietary intakes over time. The objective of this study was to assess changes in the food and nutrient intake in a cohort of older Australians, using longitudinal data collected over 10 years.Subjects/Methods: Population-based cohort of people aged 49 years and over at baseline (82% of those eligible) living in two postcode areas, west of Sydney. In 1992-1994, 3654 people were examined; 2334 were reexamined after 5 years and 1952 after 10 years (75% survivors at both examinations). A 145-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assess food and nutrient intake on each occasion, and 1166 participants provided usable dietary data at all three examinations.Results: Energy and sugar intake significantly increased among women over the 10-year period (P-value for trend