Association of Frailty Status and Dietary Patterns in a Nationally Representative Sample of United States Adults with Olfactory Dysfunction.

ABSTRACT: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a strong, independent predictor of frailty and mortality risk. This study evaluated the association of dietary patterns and frailty status in older adults with OD. This cross-sectional study utilized the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dietary patterns (DPs) characteristic of OD were derived using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Multiple logistic regressions adjusted for demographics and frailty risk factors assessed the association of DPs with two frailty metrics: the frailty index (FI) and physical frailty (PF). EFA yielded six distinct DPs in persons with OD. The protein/selenium (OR 0.82 [95% CI 0.74-0.92], p = 0.041) and β-carotene/vitamin A DPs (OR 0.76 [95% CI 0.66-0.88], p = 0.028) were independently associated with frail

SUBMITTER: Vohra V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8954153 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature