Regional Differences in the Association between Dietary Patterns and Muscle Strength in Korean Older Adults: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2016.

ABSTRACT: Adequate nutrition is an important factor to prevent sarcopenia in older adults. The purpose of this study was to identify the regional differences in the association between dietary pattern and muscle strength in older Korean adults. This study was based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) in 2014-2016. Muscle strength was measured by grip strength, and dietary patterns were derived by a cluster analysis using the k-means algorithm. Multiple logistic regression analyses were applied to determine the associations between factors (dietary patterns and residential areas) and grip strength. Most participants in the rural area group (50.4%) had the Cluster Three dietary pattern (diet dominant in white rice and kimchi), while most people in the urba

SUBMITTER: Seo AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284570 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature