Biological Age Associated with Socioeconomic &Nutritional Status Across Healthy Population Residing in Jeddah Between Ages 19 to 65 | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry and Environmental Health | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2016, Pages 106-133 PDF (636.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific and Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejceh.2016.247490 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Thanaa .A. Elkholy* 1; Amani al-rajhi2; Bashayer Khouja2; Doa'a al-youbi2; Nada al-amoudi2 | ||
| 1AlAzhar University – Egypt- Cairo | ||
| 2Departments of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Our understanding of the mechanisms by which aging is produced is still very limited. Nutrition status focus on the areas such as staying fit from 19 ≥ 60; WorkLife Balance; Genetic risk factors and risk calculation of chronic illness; assessing the biological age against the chronological age; weight reduction and minimizing risk for chronic illness. The aim of this study to find the association between socioeconomic &Nutritional Status on measuring the biological age length (telemeter length) for healthy population residents in Jeddah across 19-65 age. Methods: A cross- sectional descriptive study was carried out by two parts of questioner contain several section to assess nutritional status, and to calculate Biological age for 115 (56.3%) female and 88 (43.7 %) male were conducted. The mean age for female was (27) and for male was (29). Patients with any disease diagnosed were excluded. Results: The majority of our participants (70%) their ages were ranging from 19 to 30 years old followed by (30%) were from 31 to 50 years and above. More than half (53.7%) of our participants had high income level (from 6000 to >10000SR / month). A positive correlation between Bio age and levels of income as total sample and statistically significant at (P<0.05).But no significant different among male and female and Bio age. There was highly significant differences between age groups at (p <0.000***) in weight, BMI, mid arm circumference, waist circumference, however significant differences for waist to hip ratio & for triceps skin fold and hand grip (left) was at (P<0.05*). The majority percentage of obesity distribution between overweight, obesity class 1, 2 and 3 was (83.1%) among (31- 50) age group followed by (75.0%) for (51 – 65) age categorized and third position (53.7%) for (19-30) year age group. Likewise as gender prevalence obesity was higher in male than female (59 vs. 40%). Lipid profile: High level LDL &CHOL in male than female with highly significant differences among (male &female) in LDL at (P<0.003**). Low in HDL level (good cholesterol) in male than female with statistically sig (p<0.000***). Blood Constituents: Iron HGB, HCT and RBC blood levels in male participants were higher than in female with highly statistically significant differences at (p<0.000***). High mean levels of VB9 & B12 in female than male (..22 ±3228 vs. 2328. ±42.2) & (222.8 vs. 151.31) respectively. Level of iron in the blood was higher in male than female (13.19± 20.99 & 12.69 ± 6.89). Food intake: The mean of total energy intake as % from RDA was (62.02 ± 23.3) for male and (59.2 ± 34.6) for female. The consumption of female was more than male in all food groups but still less than normal as guidelines of 2010 for healthy diet intake. A highly differences between male and female and the total participants in fat intake as percent of RDA (149% vs. 109% vs.127) statistically highly significant differences at (P<0.000***). The mean of real age for male population less than bio age (29.5 ±10.2 & 31.0±12.0) respectively may be that the male exposure to life stress and bad behavior life style practices more than female which the average of their biological age was less than real age (Chronological age) (22.7±7.6 & 27.0 ±9.5) respectively. Conclusion: A healthy balance diet may protect against endothelial cell senescence, generating by decrease in intracellular oxidative stress, telomere shortening and cellular apoptosis. All these mechanisms may be involved in an increased lifespan and a lower incidence of the diseases associated with aging. Our Results in this study indicate to the need of rising nutritional awareness among adult males to consumption healthy diet, practices physical exercise daily and to reduce fast foods | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Biological age; telemeter length; Chronological age; Nutritional status; socioeconomic status | ||
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