Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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A Evaluation Study on Nutrient Intake Status and Diet Quality of Middle and Old Aged Vegetarian Women in Korea

채식을 하는 중$\cdot$노년기 여성의 영양소 섭취 상태와 식사의 질 평가

  • Kim Mi-Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Samcheok National University) ;
  • Bae Yun-Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Lee Da-Hong (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Cho Hye-Kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Choi Sun-Hae (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Sung Chung-Ja (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 김미현 (삼척대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 배윤정 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이다홍 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 조혜경 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최선혜 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 승정자 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate on nutrient intake status and diet quality of middle and old aged vegetarian women in Korea, The research group was composed of vegetarian women (n=91), all of them were Seven Day Adventists, who had been on vegetarian diets, over 20 yrs. Their anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, and diet quality indices were compared to omnivores (n=122). The average age of vegetarians and omnivores were 61.8 yrs and 60.3 yrs, respectively. The mean daily energy intakes of vegetarians and omnivores were 1428.8 kcal and 1424.5 kcal, respectively and there was no significant difference. The vegetarians consumed significantly lower intakes of protein (p < 0.05), zinc (p < 0.001) and vitamin $B_{2}$ (p < 0.05) compared to omnivores. In the diet quality, zinc and vitamin $B_{2}$ nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) of vegetarians were significantly lower than those of omnivores. Mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of vegetarians and omnivores were 0.80 and 0.77, respectively and there was no significant difference. The KDDS (Korean's Dietary Diversity Score) of vegetarians and omnivores were 3.7 and 4.0, respectively, and there was significant difference (p < 0.01). The KDQI (Korean's Diet Quality Index) of vegetarians (1.5) was significantly lower than that (2.1) of omnivores (p < 0.001). In conclusion, vegetarian women have low intake status of protein, zinc and vitamin $B_{2}$, and partly low diet quality. Therefore it was needed that well planed diets to replace the nutrients supplied from excluded food groups in middle and old aged vegetarian women. (Korean J Community Nutrition 10(6) : $869\∼879$, 2005)

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