Assessment of the nutritional risk of >53-year-old men and women in Taiwan.

Objective: The study was conducted to gain an understanding of the status of potential nutrition risks in >53-year-old men and women in Taiwan.

Methods: The study employed a validated nutrition-risk screening questionnaire, the Mini Nutritional Assessment, to assess the potential risk of undernutrition in the elderly population in Taiwan. The questionnaire was translated into the local language, Chinese, and was modified slightly based on cultural considerations.