Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinghai, China IV: Comparison of food diversity and its relation to health of Han and Tibetan elderly

Abstract

Food diversity was associated with ADL and QOL in highlanders in Qinghai, China. Food assessment is very important as a useful indicator to establish the actual condition of diet and its relation to health status of community-dwelling elderly as well as the change of economic background in the Qinghai highlands.