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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Grocery purchasing among older adults by chewing ability, dietary knowledge and socio-economic status |
Author: | Brennan, D. Singh, K. |
Citation: | Public Health Nutrition, 2011; 14(7):1279-1284 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1368-9800 1475-2727 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David S Brennan and Kiran A Singh |
Abstract: | Objectives: Nutrition plays a central role in health, with poor dietary habits and nutritional intake being associated with a range of chronic diseases. The aim was to examine grocery purchasing behaviour in relation to chewing ability, dietary knowledge and socio-economic status (SES) among older adults. Design: Data were collected by mailed survey in 2008. Grocery purchasing was measured using a sixteen-item index of compliance of food purchasing with dietary guidelines. Self-reported number of teeth was classified as an inadequate dentition if less than twenty-one teeth were present. Chewing ability was based on a five-item chewing index. Dietary knowledge was collected using twenty true/false items. SES was assessed using a subjective social status rating representing where people stand in society. Setting: Population survey in Adelaide, South Australia. Subjects: Adults aged 60–71 years. Results: Responses were collected from 444 persons (response rate = 68·8 %). Among dentate persons, 24·4 % had an inadequate dentition with 10·3 % defined as ‘chewing deficient’. Multivariate regression coefficients adjusted for age, sex and income showed chewing deficiency (−5·8) and low SES (−3·6) was associated (P < 0·05) with lower grocery purchasing scores, but dietary knowledge was not statistically significant. Conclusions: For older adults, chewing deficiency and lower social status were associated with lower compliance with dietary guidelines, independent of dietary knowledge. |
Keywords: | Food choice; Tooth loss; Dietary knowledge; Socio-economic status; Older adults |
Description: | Published online: 21 September 2010 |
Rights: | © The Authors 2010 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980010002508 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/627037 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980010002508 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Dentistry publications |
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