Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Dietary risks were among the leading risk factors for death among elderly population worldwide. However, vegetable intake among Malaysians elderly individuals is still on the low side. The study aimed to determine the adequacy of vegetable intake among Malaysian elderly population. METHODS: A nation-wide survey with two stage stratified random sampling was conducted in 2018. Elderly individuals above 60 years old were selected to participate in the survey. Face to face interviews utilizing questionnaires were carried out. Malaysian Dietary Guidelines (MDG) 2010 recommendation is at least three servings of vegetables intake daily. RESULTS: 3977 respondents completed the survey. Overall prevalence of adequate vegetable intake (at least three servings per day) among Malaysian elderly individuals was 10.9%. Higher prevalence among the urban residents 11.4% compared to their rural counterparts 9.8%. Similar Prevalence found between males (10.7%) and females (11.2%). Higher prevalence among the singles (11.5%) compared to the married group (10.7%). Those with tertiary education had the highest prevalence of adequate vegetable intake each day (13.5%). Logistic regression analysis showed, with adjustment of strata, sex, marital status, education, occupation and individual income group, those in income group of RM1000 to RM1999.00 were 1.105 more likely to consume more than 3 servings of vegetables daily. DISCUSSION: The overall vegetable intake of Malaysian elderly individuals is lower than the recommendation. There is a crucial need for strategies and coordinated efforts of program managers and policy makers at all levels to emphasize on the adequate intake of vegetable daily.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-309,
title = {Vegetable Intake Among Malaysian Elderly Population: Findings from Elderly Health Survey (NHMS 2018)},
author = {Syafinaz Mohd Sallehuddin and Cheong Siew Man and Rashidah Ambak and Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor and Munawara Pardi and Ruhaya Salleh},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Dietary risks were among the leading risk factors for death among elderly population worldwide. However, vegetable intake among Malaysians elderly individuals is still on the low side. The study aimed to determine the adequacy of vegetable intake among Malaysian elderly population. METHODS: A nation-wide survey with two stage stratified random sampling was conducted in 2018. Elderly individuals above 60 years old were selected to participate in the survey. Face to face interviews utilizing questionnaires were carried out. Malaysian Dietary Guidelines (MDG) 2010 recommendation is at least three servings of vegetables intake daily. RESULTS: 3977 respondents completed the survey. Overall prevalence of adequate vegetable intake (at least three servings per day) among Malaysian elderly individuals was 10.9%. Higher prevalence among the urban residents 11.4% compared to their rural counterparts 9.8%. Similar Prevalence found between males (10.7%) and females (11.2%). Higher prevalence among the singles (11.5%) compared to the married group (10.7%). Those with tertiary education had the highest prevalence of adequate vegetable intake each day (13.5%). Logistic regression analysis showed, with adjustment of strata, sex, marital status, education, occupation and individual income group, those in income group of RM1000 to RM1999.00 were 1.105 more likely to consume more than 3 servings of vegetables daily. DISCUSSION: The overall vegetable intake of Malaysian elderly individuals is lower than the recommendation. There is a crucial need for strategies and coordinated efforts of program managers and policy makers at all levels to emphasize on the adequate intake of vegetable daily.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia},
keywords = {elderly individuals, health, vegetable intake},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}