Research Article

Assessment of Malnutrition in Community Chinese Elderly: A Hidden Problem in a Developed Society

Table 5

Marital status as a risk factor in overintake of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid of total energy and underintake of zinc and meat.

VariableFemale Male
Crude odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted by logistic regression (95% CI)Crude odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted by logistic regression (95% CI)

Meeting nutrient recommendation of Zinc
 Single/divorced/widowed0.64 (0.53, 0.76)0.72 (0.58, 0.88)0.68 (0.51, 0.93)0.73 (0.53, 1.00)
Meeting nutrient recommendation of meat
 Single/divorced/widowed0.58 (0.48, 0.71)0.57 (0.45, 0.72)0.87 (0.66, 1.13)0.94 (0.71, 1.25)
Over-intake of saturated fatty acid in total energy
 Single/divorced/widowed0.89 (0.50, 1.58)0.84 (0.43, 1.65)1.86 (1.12, 3.09)1.91 (1.11, 3.31)