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飯塚 讓
Department School of Medicine, School of Medicine Position Assistant Professor |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Distance from the nearest grocery stores and frequency of store-specific shopping are associated with dietary intake frequency among the community-dwelling independent elderly population. |
| Journal | Formal name：Nutrition and health Abbreviation：Nutr Health ISSN code：02601060/02601060 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 26(3),pp.197-207 |
| Author and coauthor | Iizaka Shinji, Koitabashi Emiko, Negishi Takako, Kawamura Aki, Iizuka Yuzuru |
| Publication date | 2020/09 |
| Summary | BACKGROUND:Low accessibility to grocery stores may change dietary habits and increase health problems for elderly people living in communities.AIM:This study investigated whether the distance from the nearest grocery stores, including supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores, and the frequency of store-specific shopping were associated with dietary intake frequency among elderly people.METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in two towns of suburban cities. A total of 177 people aged ≥65 years were recruited (Mage=76.7 years). The frequency of intake of 10 food groups and dietary variety scores (DVS) were evaluated. Distances from the districts to the nearest grocery stores and the frequency of shopping during a week at each store were evaluated using a geographic information system.RESULTS:For supermarkets, people living <300 metres from the nearest supermarket showed a higher intake frequency of fruit (p=0.024) and oil/fat (p=0.045), and those shopping three or more times a week showed a higher intake frequency of meat (p=0.025). In the case of drugstores, people shopping one or more times a week showed a higher intake frequency of eggs (p=0.006) and oil/fat (p=0.048). People living <300 m from the nearest supermarkets (p=0.048) and drugstores (p=0.047) showed higher DVS than those living ≥500 m from the nearest supermarkets and drugstores.CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that shopping at supermarkets and drugstores is associated with dietary intake frequency and dietary quality for elderly people living in suburban cities. |
| DOI | 10.1177/0260106020923806 |
| PMID | 32400265 |