ArticleNutrients2020
Eating Alone at Each Meal and Associated Health Status among Community-Dwelling Japanese Elderly Living with Others: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the KAGUYA Study.
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- The association of communal vs. solitary dining on nutritional intake and depression risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Social frailty and appetite status and their associations with physical, nutritional, and lifestyle factors in community-dwelling older women attending a day-care service.Journal of physical therapy science · 2026Article
- Community meal services for older adults and healthy aging: a structural equation modeling study in Nanjing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between eating alone and motor function among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Diet, Food Intake, and Exercise Mixed Interventions (DEMI) in the Enhancement of Wellbeing among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Multidimensional health heterogeneity of Chinese older adults and its determinants.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Association between meal frequency with others and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2022Article
- The Health and Well-being Impacts of Community Shared Meal Programs for Older Populations: A Scoping Review.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
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Abstract
This cross-sectional study investigated the association between eating alone at each meal and health status, including functional capacity among community-dwelling Japanese elderly living with others. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to all 8004 residents aged 65 or older, residing in the same Japanese town in March 2016. Eating alone was assessed by first asking whether participants ate three separate meals each day (i.e., breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and those who answered affirmatively were then asked how many people were usually present at each meal. Health status was assessed in terms of subjective health, medical history, care needs, body mass index, depression, and functional capacity. Data from 2809 respondents were analyzed. Those who reported not being in good subjective health and a history of hypertension were significantly more likely to eat alone at breakfast (odds ratio 1.27; 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.61, and 1.26; 1.06-1.49). Depressive symptoms and many subscales of functional capacity were also significantly associated with eating alone at breakfast, lunch, and dinner (
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