Effects of dietary patterns and low protein intake on sarcopenia risk in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia, a progressive age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, leads to disability, falls, and hospitalisation. Individual variation in sarcopenia onset may be partly explained by lifestyle factors such as physical activity and diet. Healthy dietary patterns (DPs) have been linked to better physical functioning in older adults, but their role in sarcopenia in the very old (aged ≥85) is unknown.

Aims

To investigate the association between DPs and the risk of sarcopenia over 3 years, and to determine whether protein intake influences this relationship in community-dwelling older adults from the Newcastle 85 + Study.

Methods

The analytic sample consisted of 757 participants (61.2% women) who had dietary assessment at baseline. After two-step

SUBMITTER: Granic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature