Nutr Res Pract.  2014 Apr;8(2):192-197.

Dietary pattern classifications with nutrient intake and body composition changes in Korean elderly

• Oh C
• No JK
• Kim HS

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
The body composition changes in aging increased the risk of metabolic disorder. Recent dietary studies have increasingly focused on the correlations between dietary patterns and chronic diseases to overcome the limitations of traditional single-nutrient studies because nutrients in food have complex relations that interact.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
This study was conducted to classify a dietary pattern among Korean elderly using cluster analysis and to explore the relationships between dietary patterns and body composition changes in Korean elderly aged 65 years or older. The study subjects (n = 1,435) were individuals who participated in the Korean National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES) in 2011.
RESULTS
There were three dietary patterns derived by cluster analysis in this study: 'Traditional Korean' (37.49% of total population), 'Meat and Alcohol' (19.65%) and 'Westernized Korean' (42.86%). The (1) 'Traditional Korean' pattern was characterized by high consumptions of white rice and low protein, low fat, and low milk products, while (2) 'Westernized Korean' pattern ate a Korean-style diet base with various foods such as noodles, bread, eggs and milk, (3) 'Meat and Alcohol' pattern had high consumptions of meat and alcohol. In body composition changes, compared with the 'Traditional Korean' pattern, the 'Meat & alcohol' pattern was associated with a 50% increased risk of having elevated BMI (kg/m2), 'Westernized Korean' pattern was associated with a 74% increased abnormality of ASM/Wt (kg) by logistics analysis. Most of the Korean adult population continues to follow ether a traditional Korean having beneficial effects for successful aging. However, the 'Traditional Korean' pattern showed low protein intake (0.7 g/kg), calcium intake, and vitamin D intake as well as low of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM (kg)) among 3 groups.
CONCLUSIONS
Considering the low ASM, consumption of protein, calcium and vitamin D should be increased for Korean elderly health body composition.

Keyword

Dietary pattern; body composition; Korean elderly; nutrient intake; KHANES 2011

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged*
Aging
Body Composition*
Bread
Calcium
Chronic Disease
Classification*
Diet
Eggs
Ether
Humans
Meat
Milk
Muscle, Skeletal
Nutrition Surveys
Organization and Administration
Ovum
Vitamin D
Calcium
Ether
Vitamin D

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