Dairy Product Intake in Older Adults across Europe Based On the SHARE Database

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Ribeiro, I (Author) Other; Gomes, M (Author) Other; Figueiredo, D (Author) ICBAS; Lourenço, J (Author) Other; Constança Paúl (Author) ICBAS; Costa, E (Author) FFUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Vol. 38

Pages: 297-306

ISSN: 2155-1197

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Scopus - 9 Citations

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Authenticus ID: P-00Q-RHM

DOI: 10.1080/21551197.2019.1627972

Abstract (EN): Objective: To evaluate dairy intake patterns in older adults across Europe. Methods: We conducted cross-sectional analysis using data from the fourth wave (2011/2012) of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) database. Prevalence rates regarding the number of weekly servings of dairy in individuals ¿50 years old were calculated for 16 European countries. Results: The overall prevalence rate of daily dairy product intake in Europe was 66.95% (CI95%: 66.28¿67.63%). Global prevalence in men was 63.35% (CI95%:62.37¿64.35%) and in women 69.80% (CI95%:68.86¿70.71%). Among men, this type of intake was highest in Denmark (84.89% [CI95%: 79.11¿90.66%]) and lowest in Poland (26.15% [CI95%: 22.71¿29.58%]). Among women, the highest prevalence was found in Spain (89.51% [CI95%: 85.16¿93.86%]) and the lowest in Poland (31.33% [CI95%: 27.05¿35.61%]). The overall prevalence rate of dairy product intake less than once a week was 3.99% (CI95%: 3.83¿4.16%). In terms of gender, men in Hungary (11.02% [CI95%: 9.16¿12.89%]) and women in Slovenia (8.76% [CI95%: 7.26¿10.25%]) had the lowest such intake. Conclusions: Dairy intake is very heterogeneous across Europe, with overall intake levels lower than recommended. Differences were also observed between genders, with a lower intake in men, and with age, with the intake lower in older individuals. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific