The Relationship of Dietary Pattern with Health Status of Elderly in the Area of Teladan Health Center in Medan

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10.2991/phico-17.2018.31How to use a DOI?

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Globally; Dietary; Health Status; Elderly; Population

Abstract

Globally, the elderly population is predicted to increase continously. The elderly population in Indonesia is predicted to increase higher than the population in the world. The increase is accompanied by dietary changes that affect the health status of the elderly. This research was conducted at Teladan health center in Medan, based on data from Teladan Health Center in Medan obtained data of non communicable disease in elderly who visited Teladan health center in 2016, the highest is hypertension, heart disease and diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between dietary pattern with health status of the elderly in the work area of Teladan Health Center in Medan. This study used cross sectional design, with sampling using total population from all elderly targeted by Teladan Health Center in Medan. Independent variable is dietary obtained through interview using food frequency and food recall questionnaires, and the dependent variable in this research is health status of elderly. The analysis is univariate and bivariate with Chi-square. The results showed that health status in elderly in Teladan Health Center still low. Result : The result of bivariate analysis shows that there is a significant correlation between dietary pattern with health status of the elderly. Conclusion: Based on the results of the above research it is advisable to keep the diet well and regularly as well as increasing the knowledge related to diet so that the health status of the elderly becomes high.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Henny Oktaviani Siregar
AU  - Erna Mutiara
AU  - Linda Maas
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - The Relationship of Dietary Pattern with Health Status of Elderly in the Area of Teladan Health Center in Medan
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Public Health International Conference (PHICo 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2468-5739
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