Nutritional Assessment Among Post COVID-19 and Non COVID-19 Elderly Population in Jodhpur, India: A Cross Sectional Study

Sakshi R. Yadav; Madhu Bala Singh; Sumitra Meena; Khushboo Vyas; Vipul R. Yadav; Deepak Sharma; Ranjeet S. Yadav

doi:10.56093/aaz.v61i3 & 4.134557

Authors

Sakshi R. Yadav ICMR-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur 342 005, India
Madhu Bala Singh ICMR-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur 342 005, India
Sumitra Meena College of Community and Applied Sciences, MPUAT, Udaipur 333 001, India
Khushboo Vyas ICMR-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur 342 005, India
Vipul R. Yadav PDU Medical College, Rajkot 360 001, India
Deepak Sharma All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur 342 005, India
Ranjeet S. Yadav ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/aaz.v61i3%20&%204.134557

Keywords:

Nutritional assessment, Malnutrition, COVID-19

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was carried out in south-west covering areas of Pal,
Madhuban, Sangariya primary health centers of Jodhpur city in order to assess the
nutritional status of post COVID-19 and non COVID-19 elderly population using the
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) techniques. All the subjects were categorized into
non-malnutrition (MNA ≥ 24), risk of malnutrition (MNA 17-23.5) and malnutrition
(MNA score < 17) groups using MNA score. A total of 200 elderly subjects including
100 each for post COVID-19 and non COVID-19 categories representing 56% male and
44% females were included in the study. Further these elderly subjects were divided
into two age groups belong to 60-67 years age (early geriatric) and 68-85 years age (late
geriatric). The results revealed that about 61 (67.9% males & 52.3% Females) and 71
(66.1% Males & 77.3% Females) percent belongs to early geriatric group, and 39 (32.1%
Males & 47.7% Females) and 29 (33.9% Males & 22.7% Females) percent belongs to late
geriatric group in post COVID-19 and non COVID-19 categories, respectively. Religion
wise, 95 and 99% subjects were belongs to Hindu in post COVID-19 and non COVID-19
subjects, respectively. About 29 (25% Males & 34% Females) and 12 (19.6% Males &
2.3% Females) percent belongs to general caste, 51 (53.6% Males & 47.7% Females) and
60 (64.3% Males & 54.5% Females) percent belongs to OBC community both in post
COVID-19 and non COVID-19 categories, respectively. Rest were belongs to SC and
ST in respective category. Overall, the nutritional status of elderly is not satisfactory in
both the groups. The percentage of malnutrition observed significantly higher among
post COVID-19 (18%) than non COVID-19 (15%) elderly population. Further, males were
suffered more than females in terms of malnutrition both in post COVID-19 (35.7%) and
non COVID-19 (48.2%) groups. Generally, the prevalence of malnutrition was higher in
post COVID-19 subjects. However, higher prevalence of malnutrition (2 to 5%) as well
as risk of malnutrition (2 to 20%) was observed in early geriatric than late geriatric
group both in post COVID-19 and non COVID-19 categories.