Authors
Pao Ying Hsiao, DC Mitchell, DL Coffman, RM Allman, JL Locher, P Sawyer, Gordon L Jensen, TJ Hartman
Publication date
2013/1
Journal
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Volume
17
Pages
19-25
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
Objectives
To characterize dietary patterns among a diverse sample of older adults (≥ 65 years).
Design
Cross-sectional.
Setting
Five counties in west central Alabama.
Participants
Community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries (N=416; 76.8 ±5.2 years, 56% female, 39% African American) in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging.
Measurements
Dietary data collected via three, unannounced 24-hour dietary recalls was used to identify dietary patterns. Foods were aggregated into 13 groups. Finite mixture modeling (FMM) was used to classify individuals into three dietary patterns. Differences across dietary patterns for nutrient intakes, sociodemographic, and anthropometric measurements were examined using chi-square and …
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