Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adequate hydration is essential for maintain good health and kidney function. Water is the main source of fluid intake in all age groups. This study aims to determine plain water intake among elderly in Malaysia. METHODS: Data from the Elderly Health Survey (EHS), nationwide cross-sectional survey using multi-stage stratified sampling METHODS: was used for this study. The target population was community dwelling adults aged 50 years and above. A pre-tested face-to-face interview questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic background and self-reported plain water intake. Adequate plain water intake was determined based on Malaysia Dietary Guideline (?6 cups/day). Only data from respondents aged 60 years and above were used for for conducting descriptive analysis using SPSS software. RESULTS: A total of 3,946 respondents participated into this study which comprised of 52.9% females and 66.0% married. The findings showed that about two third of elderly in Malaysia drank adequate plain water. Prevalence of adequate plain water intake was significantly higher among elderly from urban areas (72.4%) and male elderly (74.2%). Elderly with spouse (73.8%) and with employment (79.5%) have significantly higher prevalence of adequate plain water intake. However, elderly without formal education (57.3%) and earned less than RM1000 per month (62.5%) have significantly lower prevalence of adequate plain water intake. DISCUSSION: Only two third of community dwelling elderly in Malaysia drank adequate plain water. Plain water intake is different by a variety of factors, including strata, sex, marital status, education achievement, employment status, and monthly income.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-229,
title = {Plain Water Intake Among Elderly},
author = {Cheong Siew Man},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Adequate hydration is essential for maintain good health and kidney function. Water is the main source of fluid intake in all age groups. This study aims to determine plain water intake among elderly in Malaysia. METHODS: Data from the Elderly Health Survey (EHS), nationwide cross-sectional survey using multi-stage stratified sampling METHODS: was used for this study. The target population was community dwelling adults aged 50 years and above. A pre-tested face-to-face interview questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic background and self-reported plain water intake. Adequate plain water intake was determined based on Malaysia Dietary Guideline (?6 cups/day). Only data from respondents aged 60 years and above were used for for conducting descriptive analysis using SPSS software. RESULTS: A total of 3,946 respondents participated into this study which comprised of 52.9% females and 66.0% married. The findings showed that about two third of elderly in Malaysia drank adequate plain water. Prevalence of adequate plain water intake was significantly higher among elderly from urban areas (72.4%) and male elderly (74.2%). Elderly with spouse (73.8%) and with employment (79.5%) have significantly higher prevalence of adequate plain water intake. However, elderly without formal education (57.3%) and earned less than RM1000 per month (62.5%) have significantly lower prevalence of adequate plain water intake. DISCUSSION: Only two third of community dwelling elderly in Malaysia drank adequate plain water. Plain water intake is different by a variety of factors, including strata, sex, marital status, education achievement, employment status, and monthly income.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health},
keywords = {Older adults, plain water intake, socio-demographic characteristics},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}