Does denture-wearing status in edentulous South Korean elderly persons affect their nutritional intakes?

Gerodontology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Young Han ◽  
Cheoul Sin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Persons ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Korean Elderly

scholarly journals Gender Differences In The Effects of Marital Status And Physical Activity On Depression Among The South Korean Elderly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soojin Park ◽  
Jin Young Nam
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Korean Elderly

Abstract Background: Depression in the elderly has recently drawn considerable attention as a public health issue because of its significant impact on the physical and social relationship of these individuals. We examined the association of physical activity and marital status with depression in the elderly and the related gender differences.Methods: This study used the data of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) of 2014, 2016, and 2018. The participants were 4,134 elderly individuals aged 65 years or older. The association of physical activity and marital status with depression was analyzed using logistic regression.Results: Out of 4,134 elderly participants, 318 had depression. Those not living with their spouse had higher prevalence of depression than those living with their spouse (women: odds ratio [OR] = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.01-1.82; men: OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.05-3.39). Moreover, spouseless elderly who engaged in physical activity was associated with depression (OR = 1.65, 95% CI= 1.04-2.62). In the case of elderly men, the risk of depression was 2.7 times higher for those who lived alone without a spouse and engaged physical activity.Conclusions: There was a gender difference in the association between marital status and depression, elderly men without spouses having higher risk of depression. Policymakers need to devise health programs and policies to encourage older men to engage in social activities after retirement.

Relationship between subjective memory complaint and executive function in a community sample of South Korean elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 850-857
Author(s):  
Won‐Hyoung Kim ◽  
Byung‐Soo Kim ◽  
Sung‐Man Chang ◽  
Dong‐Woo Lee ◽  
Jae‐Nam Bae
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Subjective Memory ◽  
Memory Complaint ◽  
Subjective Memory Complaint ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Korean Elderly

scholarly journals Higher Diet Quality is Associated with Lower Odds of Low Hand Grip Strength in the Korean Elderly Population

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyesook Kim ◽  
Oran Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Grip Strength ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Hand Grip Strength ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Korean Elderly

Single nutrients or food groups have been associated with physical performance. However, little is known about the association of overall diet quality with hand grip strength (HGS), a predictive parameter in the prognosis of chronic disease morbidity and mortality, or quality of life. This study examined the association between HGS and three indices—the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)—using data obtained on Korean elderly persons aged ≥65 years (n = 3675) from a nationally representative database. The cross-sectional data was collected as part of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES, 2014–2016). Dietary intake data from the 24-h recall method were used to calculate diet quality scores. The cutoff value for low HGS was defined as the value corresponding to the lowest 20th percentile of HGS of the study population (men, 28.6 kg; women, 16.5 kg). Higher index scores for diet quality were associated with 32%–53% lower odds of low HGS. Better overall diet quality may be associated with higher HGS in the elderly Korean population.

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