Association between Dietary Patterns and Frailty Prevalence in Shanghai Suburban Elders: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the association between dietary patterns with frailty phenotypes in an elderly Chinese population. A cross-sectional study was performed in 780 Shanghai suburban elders aged 65-74 in 2019. Dietary data were collected using a food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to a priori dietary patterns, including the Chinese Healthy Eating Index (CHEI), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and Mediterranean Diet (MD) were calculated. Three a posteriori dietary patterns were identified by factor analysis, namely, "protein-rich"; "vegetables"; and "sugar, oil, and condiments". Frailty was defined using the Fried frailty phenotype scale. Ordinal multiple logistic regression was applied to examine the associations between dietary patterns and frailty prevalence. The prevale

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8535511 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature