Validation of the German version of the Protein Screener 55.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The Protein Screener 55 + (Pro55 + ) is a brief food questionnaire to screen older community-dwelling adults for low protein intake. The result is the predicted probability of protein intake <1.0 g/kg adjusted body weight (aBW)/d ranging from 0-1. For purposes of cross-cultural validation, we translated the Pro55+ into German and tested its discriminative accuracy in detecting low protein intake of older community-dwelling people in Germany.

Subjects/methods

After translation and pilot-testing, the Pro55+ and the reference standard (3-day dietary record) were completed by 144 participants (81.6 ± 3.9 years, 61.8% female). Discriminative properties were tested by receiver operating characteristic curves and by calculating sensitivity and specificity for

SUBMITTER: Kiesswetter E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10169657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature