BALANCE DIET PRACTICES RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG ELDERLY IN SOUTH TANGERANG, INDONESIA

Abstract

About 85% form 114 million adult and elderly in the world was died due to overnutrition.  In Indonesia, balance diet practices that consuming foods in accordance with the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and appiled the principles of balance diet is still an health problem. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between balance diet practices towards nutritional status of  elderly in  South Tangerang, Indonesia. A cross sectional study was counducted in this research. As many as 114 eldery was taken in two primary health care region that are Ciputat and Kranggan using  accidental sampling, with 2 Patronage Integrated Post (Posbindu) in every region during Maret-July 2016. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the most significant independen variable (age, sex, education, knowledge, attitude, and balance diet practices) that related to nutritional status.  A total of 56.1% elderly have good nutritional status. About 35.1% elderly were overnutrition, with 12.3% overweight and 22.8% obesity. Only 8.8% who have underweight.  Multiple regression logistic analysis shows the balance diet practices is the most varible that significantly related to nutritional status (p value 0.000).  The elderly who applied the balance diet practices 3.1 times more likely (95% CI: 1,353-6,721) to have malnutriton than the elderly who does not applied balance diet. Balance diet practices related to nutritional status among elderly in South  Tangerang. Balance diet information and education through  easily accepted media  such as peer education method is required as a preventif and promotive effort to address malnutriton among elderly.