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• TITLE: Assessment of the Nutritional Status of 202 Elderly People Living at Home in Sidi-Bel-Abbès (Western Algeria)

  AUTHORS: Noureddine Menadi, Ghozlane Kelkoul, Ilhem Hassani, Belabbes Merrakchi, Slimane Belbraouet

  KEYWORDS: Elderly, Nutritional Status, Anthropometric Parameters, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Albumin

  JOURNAL NAME: Food and Nutrition Sciences, Vol.6 No.1, January 12, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Background: Malnutrition is common for elderly representing a major public health problem with many consequences for the health. Objectives: To assess the nutritional status of a population of elderly living at home. Subjects and Methods: The assessment was conducted from a population of elderly living at home who saw their doctor in the office of a public health centre. For each subject, the anthropometric parameters (weight, height, body mass index (BMI)), biochemical (serum albumin) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tools have been measured and calculated. Results: 202 mostly female (56.44%) subjects aged 73.59 ± 5.87 years were included in this study. 78% were suffering from chronic diseases, the most frequent of which was diabetes (32%). 7.43% of the diseased population have BMI