lucidation of environmental factors that influence food intake and exercise of elderly people using a geographical information system.
Description: Ｗe conducted a survey of 10,000 elderly people in N city. BMI <20 and weight loss was defined as malnutrition as subjective health was significantly poor. Low food diversity score, not meeting friends, not driving and short walking time were the risk factors of malnutrition. No association was found in sports or gardening. Environmental factors such as the number of grocery stores and the number of local teas, and population density were not but low aging rate of the district related to malnutrition. In addition, low levels of "trust in the community" at the individual level was associated with poor nutrition, but no association was found at the regional level by multilevel analysis. The relationship between social capital and malnutrition cannot be denied, and needs further investigation.
Amount: ¥4,680,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Start date: 2016-04-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Investigator: Asami Ota
Institution: University of Niigata Prefecture
Funded outputs count: 38
Funder award ID: 16K00913
OpenAlex ID: G2443946039