Effect of Dietary Patterns on Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in the Very Old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy diet has been associated with better muscle strength and physical performance in cross-sectional studies of older adults but the effect of dietary patterns (DP) on subsequent decline, particularly in the very old (aged 85+), has not been determined.

Objective

We investigated the association between previously established DP and decline in muscle strength and physical performance in the very old.

Design

791 participants (61.8% women) from the Newcastle 85+ Study were followed-up for change in hand grip strength (HGS) and Timed Up-and Go (TUG) test over 5 years (four waves 1.5 years apart). Mixed models were used to determine the effects of DP on muscle strength and physical performance in the entire cohort and separately by sex.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Granic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4774908 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature