Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of Older Medical Patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Castel ◽  
Danit Shahar ◽  
Ilana Harman-Boehm
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Medical Patients ◽  
Factors Associated

Empathy as moderator of gender differences in Chinese insurance agents' business ethical sensitivity

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1029-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Zhang ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Ethical Sensitivity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Insurance Agents ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Ethics Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

To expand the business ethics research field, and to increase society's understanding of Chinese insurance agents' business ethics, we investigated how gender differences are related to agents' business ethical sensitivity and whether or not these relationships are moderated by empathy. Through a regression analysis of the factors associated with the business ethical sensitivity of 417 Chinese insurance agents, we found that gender played an important role in affecting business ethical sensitivity, and empathy significantly affected business ethical sensitivity. Furthermore, empathy had a moderating effect on the relationship between gender and business ethical sensitivity. Both men and women with strong empathy scored high on business ethical sensitivity; however, men with strong empathy had higher levels of business ethical sensitivity than did women with little empathy. The findings add to the literature by providing insight into the mechanisms responsible for the benefits of empathy in increasing business ethical sensitivity.

scholarly journals What Are the Maternal Factors That Potentially Intervenes in the Nutritional Composition of Human Milk?

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1587
Author(s):  
Yasmin Amaral ◽  
Leila Silva ◽  
Fernanda Soares ◽  
Daniele Marano ◽  
Sylvia Nehab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Gestational Weight

Background: To evaluate the potential factors associated with the nutritional composition of human milk of puerperal women. Methods: cross-sectional study, conducted between March 2016 and August 2017, with 107 women, selected in a Tertiary Health Care Tertiary Health Facility of the Unified Health System (SUS) in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Data were collected two months after delivery. The dependent variable of the study was the nutritional composition of human milk. We divided the independent variables into hierarchical levels: distal (age, schooling, parity and pregestational nutritional status), intermediate (number of prenatal visits and gestational weight gain) and proximal (alcohol consumption, smoking, diabetes mellitus and hypertension). For data analysis, we applied the multiple linear regression, centered on the hierarchical model. Only the variables associated with the nutritional composition of breast milk remained in the final model at a 5% level of significance. Results: The nutritional composition of human milk yielded by women with pregestational overweight, smokers and hypertensive had higher amounts of lipids and energy. Conversely, women with gestational weight gain below the recommended had lower amounts of these components. Conclusion: The evaluation of factors associated with the nutritional composition of human milk is extremely important to assist post-partum care practices. In this study, we observed that lipid and energy contents were associated to pregestational nutritional status, gestational weight gain, smoking and hypertension.

scholarly journals Impact of Comorbidities, Sarcopenia, and Nutritional Status on the Long-Term Outcomes after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients Aged ≥ 80 Years

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3598
Author(s):  
Ga Hee Kim ◽  
Kee Don Choi ◽  
Yousun Ko ◽  
Taeyong Park ◽  
Kyung Won Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Early Gastric Cancer ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Submucosal Dissection

Background/Aim: We investigated the oncologic outcomes in elderly patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) by focusing on the impact of comorbidities, sarcopenia, and nutritional status. Methods: Between 2005 and 2016, 280 patients aged ≥ 80 years with 289 EGCs underwent ESD at a tertiary care center. The short- and long-term survival outcomes were assessed. Cox regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with survival, including clinicopathologic factors and abdominal muscle area measured by computed tomography. Results: The rates of en bloc, R0, and, curative resection were 99.3%, 90.0%, and 69.2%, respectively. The rates of post-ESD bleeding and perforation rates were 2.1% and 3.1%, respectively, and no cases showed significant life-threatening adverse events. Over a median follow-up period of 70.5 months, the 3- and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 89.5% and 77.1%, respectively; of the114 patients who died, only four (3.5%) were due to gastric cancer. A total of 173 (61.8%) had sarcopenia, and they had lower rates of 3-year (88.4% vs. 91.4%) and 5-year (73.1% vs. 84.0%; p = 0.046) OS than did those without sarcopenia. In multivariable analyses, prognostic nutritional index (hazard ratio [HR], 0.93; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.90–0.98; p = 0.002) and Charlson comorbidity index (HR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.03–1.37; p = 0.018) were significant factors associated with overall survival. Conclusions: ESD was a feasible and safe therapeutic method to use in elderly patients, whose long-term survival was significantly associated with nutritional status and comorbidities. These results suggest the need for a possible extension of the curative criteria for ESD in elderly patients with EGC.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Frailty According to Gender of Older Adults Living Alone

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
Hye-Young Jang ◽  
Ji-Hye Kim
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Korean Elderly

This study was conducted to identify the factors associated with frailty according to gender of older adults living alone in Korea. Data from the National Survey of the Living Conditions of Korean Elderly in 2017 were used. Participants were 2340 older adults who live alone. Frailty was determined based on the frailty criteria developed by van Kan et al. that consist of fatigue, resistance, ambulation, and illness. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test, t-test, Jonckheere–Terpstra test and multinomial logistic regression. Among the older men living alone, 47.7% were in the pre-frail and 5.1% were in the frail. On the other hand, 51.8% were in the pre-frail and 12.2% were in the frail among the older women living alone. The factors associated with frailty according to gender are as follows. In males, depressive symptoms, limitation in IADL, and number of medications in pre-frail; BMI, limitation in IADL, and number of chronic diseases in frail. In females, depressive symptoms, number of chronic diseases, age, and nutritional status in pre-frail; limitation in IADL, depressive symptoms, age, number of chronic diseases, number of medications, nutritional status in frail. Based on the findings of this study, it is considered necessary to approach frailty management considering gender as well as the classification of frailty.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of the Under Five Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amita Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Significant Variable ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Size At Birth

Objective: To identify factors associated to the nutritional status of under five children.Method: The data used in this analysis are from Demographic and Health Survey 2006 conducted in Nepal. Total 5262 cases are included in the present study. A multinomial logistic regression model is used to study the relation between various factors and nutritional status.Results: Increasing body mass index of mothers and wealth index shows decreasing likelihood of malnutrition among children. Rural children show insignificant higher likelihood of different forms of underweight and wasting as compared to urban area. Frequency of listening radio does not show significant association in case of mild and moderate wasting and shown very high unusual odds ratio in case of severe wasting.  Similarly, lower frequency of watching television also does not show significantly higher likeliness of different form of stunting, underweight and wasting. Female children are more likely to be stunted, underweight and wasted as compared to male. Female headed households are more likely to have moderately and mildly stunted children and mixed results are observed for underweight and wasting. The likelihood for all forms of malnutrition is higher among children with smaller than average size at birth as compared to average or bigger size at birth.  Mixed results are observed regarding likelihood of different forms of malnutrition among children with mothers having different educational level.Conclusion: Body mass index of mothers is found significant variable while explaining children's nutritional status. Similarly, Size at birth is significantly associated with nutrition during the childhood.Keywords: Stunting; wasting; under weight; under five childrenDOI: 10.3126/ajms.v1i1.2927Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.1(1) 2010 p.6-8

scholarly journals Factors associated with sarcopenia in subjects aged 80 years and over

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos ◽  
Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro ◽  
Igor Conterato Gomes ◽  
Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete ◽  
Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Lean Mass ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Epidemiological Factors ◽  
Chi Square Test

OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether sarcopenia is associated with sociodemographic factors and chronic noncommunicable diseases in adults aged 80 years and older. METHODS: The sample consisted of 120 adults aged 80 to 95 years (83.4±2.9 years) from the city of Presidente Prudente (São Paulo, Brazil), of which 76 were females (83.4±3.0 years) and 44 were males (83.4±2.6 years). The study sociodemographic and epidemiological factors were: age stratum, gender, marital status, education level, chronic noncommunicable diseases, ethnicity, and nutritional status. Body composition was determined by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and sarcopenia was identified by the appendicular lean mass ratio (upper limb lean mass + lower limb lean mass [kg]/height [m]2). The Chi-square test analyzed whether sarcopenia was associated with sociodemographic and epidemiological factors and binary logistic regression expressed the magnitude of the associations. The data were treated by the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (17.0) at a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The factors associated with sarcopenia were gender, age, nutritional status, and osteopenia/osteoporosis. CONCLUSION: The factors gender, age, nutritional status, and osteopenia/osteoporosis are independently associated with sarcopenia in adults aged 80 years and older.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Factors Associated With Physical Activity in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Ting Huang ◽  
Chieh-Yu Liu ◽  
Huei-Fong Hung ◽  
Shu-Pen Hsu ◽  
Ai-Fu Chiou
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Artery Disease

scholarly journals Hubungan Perilaku Orang Tua Dengan Status Gizi Balita Di Desa Bulalo Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 039
Author(s):  
Maesarah Maesarah ◽  
Lisa Djafar ◽  
Fremly Pakaya
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Food Consumed ◽  
Program Version

Nutrition is a major factor that has an important role in the growth anddevelopment in the toddlers. In the nutritional fulfillment of the toddler,the mother plays very important role. This study aimed to determinethe factors associated with the behavior of parents with the nutritionalstatus of toddlers. The research design was used analytical surveywith cross sectional study approach. The population in this researchwas 213 Balita, the sample in this research was 136 children in BulaloVillage Kwandang District, North Gorontalo District, the samplingmethod was used purposive sampling technique. Data collection ofrespondents in general using questionnaires, data analysis usingSPSS program version 21.0. Bivariate analysis to know the existenceof relation between dependent variable and independet by using chisquared test α = 0,05. The results showed that there was a correlationbetween parents' knowledge on the Nutritional Status of Toddlers (p =0,000), there was a correlation between parental attitudes with thenutritional status in the toddler (p = 0,000), there was a correlationbetween parental action with the nutritional status in the toddler (p =0,000 ). This study recommends to parents to always pay attention tothe type of food consumed and the mothers should often follow thecounseling done by midwives and nutrition officials so that thenutritional status of toddlers has increased.

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