The ability of the DETERMINE checklist to predict dietary intake of white, rural, elderly, community-dwelling women

摘要

249 older (76.8±7.19 years) rural community-dwelling women were recruited, and the ability of the DETERMINE checklist to identify those with at-risk dietary intakes was evaluated. A modified DETERMINE checklist found 7 and 42% of the sample to be athigh and moderate nutrition risk, respectively. Dietary analysis of the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire found 93% of the women to be at-risk for at least 1 of 8 key nutrients. Over one-fourth were at-risk for 4 or more nutrients. Stepwiselogistic regression revealed that only 3 questions from the DETERMINE checklist were predictive of at-risk nutrient intake. It is concluded that neither total DETERMINE checklist score, nor a score of >=3 nor >=6 was predictive of at-risk nutrient intake.