Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinghai, China IV: Comparison of food diversity and its relation to health of Han and Tibetan elderly

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 359 - 365
• Main Authors: Kimura, Yumi, Okumiya, Kiyohito, Sakamoto, Ryota, Ishine, Masayuki, Wada, Taizo, Kosaka, Yasuyuki, Wada, Chizu, Ishimoto, Yasuko, Hirosaki, Mayumi, Kasahara, Yoriko, Konno, Akiko, Chen, Wingling, Otsuka, Kuniaki, Fujisawa, Michiko, Nakatsuka, Masahiro, Nakashima, Michiro, Wang, Hongxin, Dai, Qingxiang, Yang, Airong, Gao, Jidong, Li, Zhanquan, Qiao, Haisheng, Zhang, Yongshou, Ge, Ri-Li, Matsubayashi, Kozo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.12.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Diet; Diet Surveys; elderly highlanders; Ethnic Groups; Feeding Behavior - ethnology; Female; food diversity; Geriatric Assessment; Health; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Older people; Qinghai Plateau in China; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic factors; Tibet; Qinghai China

Aim:  To examine the association between food diversity and health status of Han and Tibetan elderly highlanders in Qinghai Plateau, China. Methods:  The study population consisted of 240 community‐dwelling elderly subjects aged 60 years or more (176 Han elderly subjects, 64 Tibetan ones). Food dive...