Author(s): Tsai, AC (Tsai, A. C.); Ho, CS (Ho, C. -S.); Chang, MC (Chang, M. -C.)
Title: Assessing the prevalence of malnutrition with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in a nationally representative sample of elderly Taiwanese
Source: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING, 12 (4): 239-243 APR 2008 Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: Mini Nutritional Assessment; elderly; malnutrition; nutritional risk; Taiwan KeyWords Plus: BODY-MASS INDEX; PEOPLE; HEALTH; STATE; RISK
Abstract: Objective: The study was to determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) could be used as a tool to effectively identify malnourished elderly in a non-Caucasian population.Design: The study was a part of a population-based multistage random sample survey.Setting: In-home face-to-face interviews.Participants: Randomly selected 1583 men and 1307 women, 65 years or older, in Taiwan.Measurements: Assessing nutritional risk status of participants with the Mini Nutritional Assessment.Results: The prevalence of malnutrition is 1.7% in elderly men and 2.4% in elderly women, 65 years or older. The
proportion at risk of malnutrition is 13.1%.Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to apply the MNA to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in the elderly in a nationally representative sample. Results suggest that the MNA can identify malnourished elderly in a non-Caucasian population. However, it appears that the functionality of the instrument can be improved by adapting population-specific anthropometric cutoff standards.
Addresses: [Tsai, A. C.] Univ Michigan, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Human Nutr Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; [Tsai, A. C.; Ho, C. -S.; Chang, M. -C.] Asia Univ, Grad Inst Healthcare Adm, Taichung 41354, Taiwan; [Chang, M. -C.] Bur Hlth Promot, Dept Hlth, Taichung, Taiwan
Reprint Address: Tsai, AC, Univ Michigan, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Human Nutr Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
E-mail Address: atsai@umich.edu Funding Acknowledgement:
Funding Agency Grant Number
government of Taiwan
The interview survey was conducted by the former Taiwan Provincial Institute of Family Planning (TPIFP) in collaboration with the School of Public Health of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Funding of the survey was provided by the government of Taiwan. The authors wish to express their deep appreciation to the field interviewers, the
local health workers and many others who worked diligently to complete this study.
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Publisher: SERDI EDITION
Publisher Address: 320 RUE SAINT-HONORE, PARIS, 75001, FRANCE ISSN: 1279-7707
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982628
29-char Source Abbrev.: J NUTR HEALTH AGING ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Nutr. Health Aging
Source Item Page Count: 5
Subject Category: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Nutrition & Dietetics ISI Document Delivery No.: 393ZN
