Body Mass Index (BMI)-Related Factors of Community-Dwelling Elders: Comparison between Early and Late Elderly People

Hye Sun Hyun; In Sook Lee

doi:10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.62

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Body Mass Index (BMI)-Related Factors of Community-Dwelling Elders: Comparison between Early and Late Elderly People: Hye Sun Hyun, In Sook Lee; Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013;24(1):62-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.62
Published online: March 31, 2013

¹Department of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University, Daejeon, Korea.

²College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

• Received: January 14, 2013 • Accepted: March 22, 2013

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Abstract

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of the study is to identify differences in BMI between early and late elderly people, and factors having influence of them.
Methods
This study is an analysis of secondary data that used the raw materials from the KNHANES from 2008 to 2010. The subjects involved in the final analysis were 4,772 elders aged 65 or higher. Descriptive statistics, χ²-test and F-test, and CSGLM from the complex sample design were used for the data analysis with SPSS/WIN 19.0.
Results
Significant differences were observed in the socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors and diet habits between early and late elderly people. Adjusted for gender, location of residence, and living alone, the factors that affected BMI of the early elderly people included current smoking status, number of disease, difficulty in chewing, and number of meals per day while those that affected BMI of the late elderly people were current smoking status, number of disease, self-rated health, and difficulty in chewing.
Conclusion
The study concludes that we should consider age-specific traits for monitoring the weight status of the elderly and providing appropriate weight management programs for the elderly.
Key Words: Aged; Body mass index; Health behaviors; Food Habits

Table 1

Comparison of Characteristics between Early and Late Elderly People

^†% or mean of weighted population (SE of % or mean); ^‡Calculated by Rao-Scott χ²-test.

Table 2

Comparison of Characteristics of Early Elderly by BMI

^†% or mean of weighted population (SE of %); ^‡Calculated by Rao-Scott χ²-test.

Table 3

Comparison of Characteristics of Late Elderly by BMI

^†% or mean of weighted population (SE of %); ^‡Calculated by Rao-Scott χ²-test.

Table 4

Influencing Factors on the Subject's BMI by Age-group

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