TY - JOUR AU - Rahman, K. M. Thouhidur AU - Khalequzzaman, Md. AU - Khan, Fahmida Afroz AU - Rayna, Shahrin Emdad AU - Samin, Sharraf AU - Hasan, Md. AU - Islam, Syed Shariful PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/05 TI - Factors associated with the nutritional status of the older population in a selected area of Dhaka, Bangladesh JO - BMC Geriatrics SP - 161 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Globally, older population (aged ≥60 years) comprise 11% of the total population, and 23% of them are malnourished. Lack of knowledge and education, adverse dietary habits, depression or psychological disorders, poor oral and dental health, disability, and diseases are the reported factors responsible for malnutrition among them. Geriatric people comprise 7.5% of the total population of Bangladesh, and almost a quarter are malnourished. But there is scarce data on the factors associated with the nutritional status of the older population in Bangladesh. SN - 1471-2318 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02068-2 DO - 10.1186/s12877-021-02068-2 ID - Rahman2021 ER -