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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate on nutrient intake status and diet quality of middle and old aged vegetarian women in Korea. The research group was composed of vegetarian women (n = 91), al of them were Seven Day Adven-tists, who had been on vegetarian diets, over 20 yrs. Their anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, and diet quality indices were compared to omnivores (n = 122). The average age of vegetarians and omnivores were 61.8 yrs and 60.3 respectively and there was no significant diference. The vegetarians consumed significantly lower intakes of protein (p < 0.05), zinc (p < 0.001) and vitamin B2 (p < 0.05) compared to omnivores. In the diet quality, zinc and vitamin B2 nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) of vegetarians were significantly lower than those of omnivores. Mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of (Koreans Dietary Diversity Score) of vegetarians and omnivores were 3.7 and 4.0, respectively, and there was significant diference (p < 0.01). The KDQI (Koreans Diet Quality Index) of vegetarians (1.5) was significantly lower than that (2.1) of omnivores (p < 0.001). In conclusion, vegetarian women have low intake status of protein, zinc and vitamin B2, and groups in middle and old aged vegetarian women. (Korean J Community Nutrition 10(6) : 869 ~ 879, 2005)