PMID- 33564649 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210211 IS - 2287-3732 (Print) IS - 2287-3740 (Electronic) IS - 2287-3732 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Adherence to Dietary Guidelines among Diabetes Patients: Comparison between Elderly and Non-Elderly Groups. PG - 14-23 LID - 10.7762/cnr.2021.10.1.14 [doi] AB - This study aimed to compare adherence to dietary guidelines between elderly and non-elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korea. Data of 4,577 participants with T2DM were collected from the 1998-2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. The participants were classified into two groups based on age: non-elderly T2DM group comprising participants aged 30-64 years and elderly T2DM group comprising participants aged >/= 65 years. Adherence to dietary guidelines was assessed using the Korean Diabetes Association-Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare (KDA-KMHW) index, comprising six components of dietary guidelines for T2DM patients. Multivariable generalized linear regression analysis was performed to analyze the KDA-KMHW index scores. The adherence levels to the individual components of the KDA-KMHW index were mostly lower in non-elderly group (p < 0.001) than elderly group, except for moderate carbohydrate consumption. The total KDA-KMHW index score was significantly lower in non-elderly T2DM group than in the elderly T2DM group (p < 0.001). The study results suggest the need for developing patient-specific education programs that focus on adherence to dietary guidelines, particularly for non-elderly patients, to adequately intervene with the difficulties experienced in T2DM dietary management. CI - Copyright (c) 2021. The Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition. FAU - Jang, Haeun AU - Jang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1787-8402 AD - Department of Food & Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea. FAU - Im, Jihyun AU - Im J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0720-0331 AD - Department of Food & Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea. FAU - Park, Kyong AU - Park K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4681-1584 AD - Department of Food & Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210128 PL - Korea (South) TA - Clin Nutr Res JT - Clinical nutrition research JID - 101592483 PMC - PMC7850814 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes mellitus OT - Dietary guidelines OT - Elderly OT - Guideline adherence COIS- Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/02/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/11 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/02/10 05:56 PHST- 2020/07/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/10 05:56 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.7762/cnr.2021.10.1.14 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Nutr Res. 2021 Jan 28;10(1):14-23. doi: 10.7762/cnr.2021.10.1.14. eCollection 2021 Jan.