Kalousova Lucie
Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA,
Int J Public Health. 2014 Oct;59(5):707-14. doi: 10.1007/s00038-014-0582-6. Epub 2014 Jul 14.
Social isolation has been shown to be a risk factor for inadequate diet among older adults living in Western Europe and North America. This article investigates whether socially isolated older adults (65+) living in Eastern Europe also experience an increased risk of dietary inadequacy.
The study used SHARE IV survey data collected in the Czech Republic (n = 2,867), Poland (n = 772), and Hungary (n = 1,353). Logistic regression models were estimated for each country separately to predict the likelihood of two proxies for dietary adequacy, having three meals a day and/or a serving of fruits or vegetables, by social isolation.
Social isolation was associated with lower likelihood of having three meals a day among Czech older adults (OR 0.39) and with lower likelihood of having a daily serving of fruits or vegetables among Czech (OR 0.62) and Polish older adults (OR 0.35). No association between social isolation and either one of the outcomes was found in Hungary.
Socially isolated Eastern European older adults may be at a higher risk of dietary inadequacy, particularly in the Czech Republic and Poland.
在西欧和北美的老年人中，社会隔离已被证明是饮食不足的一个风险因素。本文调查了生活在东欧的社会隔离的老年人（65岁及以上）是否也面临饮食不足风险增加的情况。
该研究使用了在捷克共和国（n = 2867）、波兰（n = 772）和匈牙利（n = 1353）收集的SHARE IV调查数据。分别为每个国家估计逻辑回归模型，以预测社会隔离对饮食充足性的两个代理指标（每天吃三餐和/或一份水果或蔬菜）的可能性。
在捷克老年人中，社会隔离与每天吃三餐的可能性较低相关（OR = 0.39），在捷克（OR = 0.62）和波兰老年人中（OR = 0.35），社会隔离与每天吃一份水果或蔬菜的可能性较低相关。在匈牙利，未发现社会隔离与任何一个结果之间存在关联。
社会隔离的东欧老年人可能面临更高的饮食不足风险，尤其是在捷克共和国和波兰。
