Population
14,729 adults aged 60 years and above from the Philippines (part of the 7th National Nutrition Survey 2008)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports targeted screening for hypertension and malnutrition in elderly Filipinos; cross-sectional data leave intervention effects open.
The 2008 Philippine National Nutrition Survey highlights a high burden of hypertension, anemia, and malnutrition among the elderly population.
Capanzana et al. (2009) studied this question.
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