Johnson Glenda S, McGee Bernestine B, Gossett Jeffrey M, Thornton Alma, Simpson Pippa M, Johnson Crystal, Richardson Valerie, Bogle Margaret, James-Holly Dawanna, McCabe-Sellers Beverly
Southern University, A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA.
J Nutr Elder. 2008;27(1-2):83-99. doi: 10.1080/01639360802060108.
Multiple demographic, health, and environmental factors may influence the overall quality of diets among rural middle-aged and older adults. This project compared the diet quality of participants in Foods of Our Delta Survey (FOODS 2000) who were aged 55 years and older with national data. The data were assessed using 24-hour dietary recall methodology and a modified version of the United States Department of Agriculture Healthy Eating Index (HEI) that excluded the sodium component. The mean total Modified Healthy Eating Index (MHEI) study score was significantly lower than their counterparts from the national survey (61.0 +/- 0.68 vs. 65.6 +/- 3.65, P < 0.0001). Race and educational attainment were associated with higher MHEI scores. This study emphasized a critical need for implementing nutrition and health interventions in rural communities with special attention to subpopulations at risk.
多种人口统计学、健康和环境因素可能会影响农村中老年人群的总体饮食质量。本项目将《我们三角洲的食物调查》（2000年食物调查）中55岁及以上参与者的饮食质量与全国数据进行了比较。数据采用24小时饮食回顾法和美国农业部健康饮食指数（HEI）的修改版进行评估，该修改版排除了钠成分。研究的平均总改良健康饮食指数（MHEI）得分显著低于全国调查的对应得分（61.0±0.68对65.6±3.65，P<0.0001）。种族和教育程度与较高的MHEI得分相关。本研究强调迫切需要在农村社区实施营养和健康干预措施，特别关注高危亚人群。
