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- Title
Social and Economic Factors and Malnutrition or the Risk of Malnutrition in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
- Authors
Besora-Moreno, Maria; Llauradó, Elisabet; Tarro, Lucia; Solà, Rosa
- Abstract
Malnutrition in the elderly could be tackled by addressing socioeconomic factors. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the malnutrition or malnutrition risk (MR) in the elderly. The PubMed and SCOPUS databases were searched for observational studies that included assessment of malnutrition or/and MR and socioeconomic variables (educational level, living alone, marital status, income and occupational level, feeling of loneliness, place of residence, and food expenditure) in ≥60-year-old subjects, published in English among 2000–2018 (PROSPERO: CRD42019137097). The systematic review included 40 observational studies (34 cross-sectional and 4 cohort studies) and 16 cross-sectional studies in the meta-analysis (34,703 individuals) of malnutrition and MR in relation to low educational level (Odds Ratio (OR): 1.48; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.33–1.64; p < 0.001), living alone (OR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.73–2.14; p < 0.001), being single, widowed, or divorced (OR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.57–1.90; p < 0.001), and low income level (OR: 2.69; 95% CI: 2.35–3.08; p < 0.001), and considering these four socioeconomic factors, malnutrition and MR is associated with them (OR: 1.83; 95% CI: 1.73–1.93; p < 0.001). Malnutrition and MR could be reduced by increasing economic level, supporting people living alone or being single, widowed, and divorced, and improving lifelong learning.
- Subjects
MALNUTRITION; CONFIDENCE intervals; DIVORCE; MEDLINE; META-analysis; ONLINE information services; RISK assessment; WIDOWHOOD; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NUTRITIONAL status; ODDS ratio; DISEASE risk factors; OLD age
- Publication
Nutrients, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 3, p737
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu12030737