Relationship between Mini Nutritional Assessment Scores and Socioeconomic Status of the Elderly
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly by use of the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tol and to compare the MNA scores with socioeconomic variables. Methods: 400 elderly males and elderly females were selected from Nagpur city, Maharashtra, India. The information on socio-demographic attributes of elderly was recorded. Nutritional status was assessed using Mini Nutritional Assessment tool. Results: According to the MNA scores, 74% of elderly males and 76% elderly females were classified as well nourished and only 2% and 4% were malnourished respectively. 2 Marital status of elderly males (c = 33.85 p<0.01) and educational qualification of both
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