Research Article

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

Table 4

Crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio of educational level in meeting nutrient recommendation.

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

Vitamin B1
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.23 (0.95, 1.61)1.20 (0.89, 1.60)1.80 (0.97, 3.35)1.67 (0.90, 3.13)
 Secondary or  above2.02 (1.47, 2.77)1.93 (1.36, 2.75)3.12 (1.68, 5.81)2.84 (1.51, 5.32)
Vitamin B2
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.64 (1.29, 2.07)1.51 (1.17, 1.95)1.35 (0.78, 2.36)1.24 (0.71, 2.18)
 Secondary or  above2.91 (2.19, 3.87)2.65 (1.94, 3.62)2.31 (1.33, 4.02)2.08 (1.18, 3.65)
Vitamin B3
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.31 (1.04, 1.64)1.19 (0.93, 1.52)1.15 (0.76, 1.75)1.12 (0.73, 1.74)
 Secondary or  above2.40 (1.82, 3.16)2.13 (1.57, 2.89)1.92 (1.26, 2.94)1.74 (1.12, 2.71)
Calcium
 No education1111
 Primary or below2.08 (1.03, 4.23)1.70 (0.82, 3.51)1.85 (0.44, 7.77)1.61 (0.38, 6.81)
 Secondary or  above3.30 (1.52, 7.19)2.87 (1.26, 6.50)3.18 (0.76, 13.31)2.93 (0.70, 12.36)
Zinc
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.41 (1.15, 1.72)1.21 (0.97, 1.50)1.14 (0.73, 1.78)1.09 (0.69, 1.73)
 Secondary or  above2.50 (1.92, 3.25)1.98 (1.49, 2.64)1.60 (1.02, 2.51)1.45 (0.91, 2.32)
Fruit
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.17 (0.94, 1.46)1.13 (0.89, 1.44)1.81 (1.11, 2.94)1.65 (1.00, 2.70)
 Secondary or  above1.91 (1.45, 2.51)1.84 (1.36, 2.49)2.20 (1.34, 3.60)1.97 (1.19, 3.26)
Vegetable
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.07 (0.87, 1.31)0.96 (0.77, 1.19)1.97 (1.24, 3.12)1.79 (1.12, 2.87)
 Secondary or  above1.28 (0.98, 1.66)1.04 (0.78, 1.39)2.35 (1.47, 3.74)2.15 (1.33, 3.46)
Meat
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.16 (0.93, 1.45)1.04 (0.82, 1.33)1.11 (0.74, 1.66)1.05 (0.69, 1.60)
 Secondary or  above1.55 (1.17, 2.04)1.26 (0.93, 1.72)1.46 (0.97, 2.21)1.31 (0.85, 2.02)
Fibre
 No education1111
 Primary or below1.72 (1.10, 2.69)1.89 (1.14, 3.11)1.14 (0.54, 2.43)1.10 (0.52, 2.35)
 Secondary or  above2.48 (1.48, 4.15)2.46 (1.37, 4.42)1.58 (0.74, 3.35)1.46 (0.68, 3.13)