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Cultural and Sex Differences in Dietary Patterns of the Urban Elderly
Author(s) -
HUNTER KATHLEEN I.,
LINN MARGARET W.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1979.tb06058.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , race (biology) , gerontology , social class , meal , analysis of variance , racial differences , ethnic group , botany , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , biology
A group of 182 elderly subjects (91 females, 91 males; 94 blacks, 88 whites) were interviewed with respect to background data, dietary habits, and health variables. Analysis of variance showed race and sex differences with respect to meal patterns and quality of diet. In addition, correlational analyses revealed associations between quality of diet and social class, education, health status, and the smoking of cigarettes. Associations were strongest for the black subjects.