Objective To have knowledge about the status

causes and influencing factors of malnutrition among community elderly in downtown Chongqing as so to take intervention measures to improve nutritional status of the elderly.Method A survey of nutritional status was conducted on 356elderly aged 60years or above in Longta Subdistrict Community of Yubei District

Chongqing using Short-form Mini-nutritional Assessment（MNA-SF）Scale

and influencing factors of malnutrition among the elderly were analyzed.Results Incidence rate of malnutrition in community elderly was 34.3%

which in the elderly aged 81

9

0years was the highest with a percentage of 42.1% while the lowest incidence rate was in the elderly aged 60

7

0years with a percentage of 18.6%

and the difference in incidence rate of malnutrition in the elderly of different age was statistically significant（P

<

0.01）.Incidence rate of malnutrition in the elderly with diabetes was 40.7% while that in the one with hypertension was 23.1%.Incidence rate of malnutrition in the elderly living alone was 38.0% while that in the one living with family members was only 28.1%

and the difference was statistically significant（P

<

0.05）.Incidence rate of malnutrition in the elderly with dysmasesis was 37.9% while that in the one without dysmasesis was only 18.9%

and the difference was statistically significant（P

<

0.05）.There was no statistically significant difference in incidence rate of malnutrition between the elderly who ever drinks wine or eats breakfast every day and the one who doesn′t do this（P

>

0.05）.Conclusion Incidence rate of malnutrition among the elderly from communities in downtown Chongqing is relatively high.Evaluation of nutritional status in the elderly shall be emphasized in community nursing and nutritional status of the elderly shall be improved.