Dietary fat intake and quality in long-term care residents in two cohorts assessed 10 years apart

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 Percentage of nutrition related issues according to SFA quartiles in the long-term care cohort of 2017

SFA Quartiles	SFA Q₁ n = 119	SFA Q₂ n = 122	SFA Q₃ n = 121	SFA Q₄ n = 119	p- value¹
Nutritional problems	SFA Q₁ n = 119	SFA Q₂ n = 122	SFA Q₃ n = 121	SFA Q₄ n = 119	p- value¹
Amount of eaten foods, %					p < 0.001
very little or little	30	21	17	13
normal	64	75	75	77
a lot or very much	6	4	8	11
Eats snacks, %					p = 0.76
yes	81	84	81	84	p = 0.76
Texture of food, %					p = 0.96
liquid, puree or soft	36	34	34	36
normal	65	67	67	64
Uses oral nutritional supplements,%					p = 0.22
yes	22	16	20	14	p = 0.22
Weight monitoring,%					p = 0.63
twice to six times a year	20	19	29	21
> 6 times a year	79	81	71	79
Chewing problems, %					p = 0.28
yes	29	30	24	24	p = 0.28
Dry mouth, %					p = 0.018
yes	18	17	12	8	p = 0.018
Pain in the mouth, %					p = 0.43
yes	10	6	5	8	p = 0.43
Dysphagia, %					p = 0.90
yes	19	14	16	18	p = 0.90
Needs help eating, %					p < 0.001
yes	83	75	71	63	p < 0.001

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