Introduction: Diet quality is an essential factor in determining the adherence towards dietary guidelines. This study aims to assess the diet quality among community-dwelling older adults and identify the factors associated with the diet quality. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted among 138 community-dwelling older adults living in PPR flats, Kuala Lumpur. Subjects were randomly recruited in this study. Diet Quality Index (DQI) was used to identify diet quality index of elderly. The Chi-square Test of Independence and Pearson’s correlation test were used to determine the association between tested covariates with DQI. Results: Majority of the respondents were report- ed with good diet quality (74.6%), whereas quarter of them (25.6%) had poor diet quality. Significant difference between the diet quality and the adherence on the food groups were observed for all food groups (p
Introduction: The objective of the study was to determine the factors associated with depressive symptoms (DS) among Malaysian Chinese elderly. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using interviewer-administered ques- tionnaire conducted in a peri-urban area in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia among 112 free-living residents aged 60 years and above, mean age 71.4±7.01 (60 to 89) years. Dietary food intakes and DS were assessed by 24-hour di- etary recall and 15-items Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale (C-GDS-15), respectively. Anthropometric parameters were obtained using standard procedures. Results: The prevalence of DS among the respondents was 36.6%. Most respondents reported physically inactive (96.5%), abdominal obesity (61.6%) and on average high selenium (81.9± 54.44) and low calcium intake (309 ± 173.36). According to MLR model, folate (β=-0.206, p=0.007), magnesium (β=-0.209, p=0.007) and iron (β=-0.202, p=0.009) intake were significant predictors of GDS score only if they were analyzed separately in the MLR model. However, after adjustment for gender, and other dietary nutrient intake, there were only good money satisfaction (OR=2.48, p=0.001) and dietary intake of iron (OR=1.385, p=0.050) showed significant associations with lower risk reporting DS. Conclusions: Prevalence of DS could be restricted by achieving a good economic satisfaction for the living and adequate intake of dietary iron, which with good overall nutrient will reflect a good nutritional status and health being.