Frailty Severity and Cognitive Impairment Associated with Dietary Diversity in Older Adults in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate whether frailty severity in conjunction with cognitive function, termed as" cognitive frailty", is associated with dietary diversity in older adults. This cross-sectional study used the data from the 2014-2016 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (N = 1115; age ≥ 65 years). Dietary intake was assessed using a 24 h dietary recall and food-frequency questionnaire, and dietary diversity score (DDS; range, 0-6) and food intake frequency were calculated. The presence of frailty phenotypes was determined using the FRAIL scale, which was proposed by the International Association of Nutrition and Aging, and cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score. The prevalence of cognitive frailty (FRAIL scale score ≥ 3 and MMSE score ≤

SUBMITTER: Huang WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7911853 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature