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The AMEL study, a cross sectional population-based survey on aging and malnutrition in 1200 elderly Lebanese living in rural settings: protocol and sample characteristics

机译：AMEL研究是一项基于人口的横断面调查，涉及农村地区1200名黎巴嫩老年人的老龄化和营养不良：方案和样本特征

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Background Lebanon is faced with a particular challenge because of large socioeconomic inequality and accelerated demographic transition. Rural residents seem more vulnerable because of limited access to transport, health and social services. No information is available regarding health, nutrition and living conditions of this specific population. The purpose of the AMEL (Aging and Malnutrition in Elderly Lebanese) study is to assess the nutritional status of community dwelling elderly people, aged 65?years and above, living in a rural settings in Lebanon, in line of socioeconomic factors, health and living conditions. The present paper will describe the gender specific characteristics of the study population. Methods AMEL is a cross-sectional population based study conducted between April 2011 and April 2012 including 1200 elderly individuals living in the 24 rural Caza (districts) of Lebanon. People aged greater than or equal to 65 y were randomly selected through multistage cluster sampling. Subjects were interviewed at their homes by trained interviewers. The questionnaire included the following measures: socio-demographic factors, nutritional status (Mini Nutritional Assessment, MNA), health related characteristics, functional ability, cognitive status, mood and social network. Results The sample included 591 men (49.3%) and 609 women (50.8%). Mean age was 75.32?years and similar between genders. Malnutrition (MNA? Conclusion The present study provides unique information about nutritional status, health and living conditions of community dwelling rural residents of Lebanon. These findings may alert policy makers to plan appropriate intervention in order to improve the quality of life and increase successful aging.
机译：背景技术由于巨大的社会经济不平等和加速的人​​口转变，黎巴嫩面临着特殊的挑战。农村居民由于交通，卫生和社会服务的机会有限而显得更加脆弱。没有关于该特定人群的健康，营养和生活条件的信息。 AMEL（黎巴嫩老年人的衰老与营养不良）研究的目的是根据社会经济因素，健康和生活状况，评估居住在黎巴嫩农村地区的65岁及65岁以上社区居民的营养状况条件。本文将描述研究人群的性别特征。方法AMEL是一项于2011年4月至2012年4月进行的基于人群的横断面研究，研究对象是居住在黎巴嫩24个农村Caza（区）的1200名老年人。通过多阶段整群抽样随机选择年龄大于或等于65岁的人群。受过训练的访调员在其家中对受试者进行了访谈。问卷包括以下指标：社会人口统计学因素，营养状况（Mini Nutritional Assessment，MNA），健康相关特征，功能能力，认知状况，情绪和社交网络。结果样本包括591名男性（49.3％）和609名女性（50.8％）。平均年龄为75.32岁，性别之间相似。营养不良（MNA）结论本研究提供了有关黎巴嫩农村居民的营养状况，健康状况和生活条件的独特信息，这些发现可能会提醒决策者计划适当的干预措施，以改善生活质量并增加成功的衰老。

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