Association between Both Total Baseline Urinary and Dietary Polyphenols and Substantial Physical Performance Decline Risk in Older Adults: A 9-year Follow-up of the InCHIANTI Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The decline in physical performance that occurs in many older subjects is a strong predictor of falls, hospitalization, institutionalization and mortality. Polyphenols are bioactive compounds that may play a preventive role against physical performance decline due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Objective

To investigate the association between total urinary polyphenols (TUP) and total dietary polyphenols (TDP) and substantial physical performance decline over a nine-year period among older subjects.

Methods

This longitudinal study included 368 participants aged 65 years or older from the InCHIANTI (Invecchiare in Chianti) study, an Italian population-based cohort. TUP and TDP concentrations were assessed at baseline using the Folin-Ci

SUBMITTER: Rabassa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5155507 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature