ﺑﺮرﺳﯽ ﻣﻘﺎﯾﺴﻪاي اﻟﮕﻮي ﻣﺼﺮف ﻣﻮاد ﻏﺬاﯾﯽ در ﺟﻤﻌﯿﺖ ﺳﺎﻟﻤﻨﺪان ﺷﻬﺮ و روﺳﺘﺎﻫﺎي اروﻣﯿﻪ مقالة

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Introduction: Today, the increase in the elderly population has brought attention to the health of this group. Since the phenomenon of old age along with special diseases of this era also leads to nutritional problems, one of the areas of attention of the policy makers regarding the health of the communities is the nutritional status of this group, and as many health-related issues in both urban and rural areas. are different, the present study investigated the nutritional status and compared it in the elderly of the city and the village. Materials and methods: The current study is a cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytical) in which the status of dietary patterns was investigated using a 72-hour food recall questionnaire and anthropometric measurements on 432 elderly people over 60 years old living in the villages and cities of Urmia. taken and the information after collection has been analyzed using FP2 and SPSS16 software. Findings: The results indicate that the average body mass index in the rural population is 24.9 ± 3.99 and in the urban population it is 26.72 ± 4.77, which is statistically significant (P=0/ 001. In terms of micronutrients, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, E, C and calcium, compared to the RDA, the most deficiencies were related to the intake of vitamins A1, B2, B6, B12, C, and in terms of A significant difference was observed in the average intake of vitamins B12 and calcium between the two groups. Discussion and conclusion: The present study showed that the elderly living in the village have a relatively more appropriate nutritional status compared to the urban elderly, but in general both population groups do not have a suitable status and have more or less nutritional problems. Therefore, appropriate intervention programs should be designed and implemented for this population group.