Low Dietary Protein Intakes and Associated Dietary Patterns and Functional Limitations in an Aging Population: A NHANES analysis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To investigate protein intakes across demographic characteristics in relation to dietary patterns and functional outcomes in older adults. DESIGN:Observational and cross-sectional study. SETTING:Non-institutionalized participants from the 2005-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. PARTICIPANTS:Data from 11,680 adults were categorized into 51-60 years (n= 4,016), 61-70 years (n=3,854), and 71 years and older (n=3,810) for analysis. MEASUREMENTS:Adults were stratified by meeting or not meeting the protein recommendation (0.8 g/kg/d) to compare demographics, diet quality with Healthy Eating Index-2015, functional limitations, and other dietary intakes. Dietary recalls were collected using the multiple pass method. Data analyses were weighted to create a nationally-r

SUBMITTER: Krok-Schoen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6507527 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature