Dietary Intake of Elderly in the Slum Areas of Khon Kaen Metropolitan District

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A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe dietary intake of elderly in the slum areas of Khon Kaen Metropolitan district. The subjects were 78 elderly people. The data were collected by using 24-hours dietary recall, frequency of food intake, and in-depth interview. INMUCAL program was used for calculating nutrient intake. The quantitative data were presented by descriptive statistics. The association between related factors and dietary intake was determined using Chi-square test. Qualitative data analyses were performed using content analysis. The results revealed that the majority consumed sticky rice, white rice, fish, vegetable, fruit, coffee, food seasoning, and MSG by 100%, 57.7%,70.5%, 46.2%, 37.2%, and 98.7% respectively. Chronic illness was significantly related to nutritional intake