Association of Baltic Sea and Mediterranean diets with frailty phenotype in older women, Kuopio OSTPRE-FPS study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the association between Baltic Sea diet (BSD) and Mediterranean diet (MED) with frailty.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis on the osteoporosis risk factor and prevention-fracture prevention study on 440 women aged 65-72 years. Frailty was ascertained with the presence of 3-5 and prefrailty 1-2 of the following criteria: weight loss ≥ 5%, low life satisfaction score, walking speed ≤ 0.51 m/s, handgrip strength divided by body mass index ≤ 0.67 kg/m² and physical activity ≤ 2 h/week. Women answered to questionnaires on lifestyle factors and 3-day food record. BSD score was ascertained using intake of nine and MED score of eight foods or nutrients components from food record. Multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for age, energy inta

SUBMITTER: Alaghehband FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7900336 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature