Dietary Patterns and Self-reported Incident Disability in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background or objectives

Disability in older adults is associated with low quality of life and higher mortality. Diet may be a potentially important public health strategy for disability prevention in aging. We examined the relations of the Mediterranean, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diets to functional disability in the Rush Memory and Aging Project.

Methods

A total of 809 participants (mean age = 80.7 ± 7.2 years, 74% female) without functional disability at baseline were followed for an average of 5.3 years. Standardized measures for self-reported disability including, activities of daily living ADL), instrumental ADL, and mobility disability were assessed annually. The diet scores w

SUBMITTER: Agarwal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature