Nutritional status and body composition in cognitively impaired older persons living alone: The Takashimadaira study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate nutritional status and body composition in cognitively impaired older persons living alone.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 1051 older adults (633 women and 418 men, mean age: 77.1 years) from the Takashimadaira study. The study participants were categorized according to whether they lived alone, which was confirmed via questionnaire, and had cognitive impairment, which was defined as having a Mini Mental State Examination-Japanese score ≤23. Nutritional status was evaluated using the serum albumin level. The fat-free mass index (FFMI) was calculated based on anthropometric and body composition measurements. A logistic regression model with the outcome of a low serum albumin level (serum albumin <4 g/dL) and low FFMI (<16 kg/m2 in men an

SUBMITTER: Iwasaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610283 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature