Prospective association between dietary magnesium intake and physical performance in older women and men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Magnesium is a profuse intracellular cation with a key role in muscle function and cellular senescence. The aim was to examine the prospective association between 5 year changes in dietary intake of magnesium and changes in physical performance among older men and women.

Methods

Prospective study conducted over 863 community-dwellers aged ≥ 65 years from the Seniors-ENRICA cohort (Spain). In 2012 and 2017, a validated computerized face-to-face diet history was used to record the consumption of up to 880 foods. From these data, we estimated changes in dietary magnesium intake. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) was also conducted in both time points and we obtained changes in the score during follow-up, with positive values indicating physical performance i

SUBMITTER: Arias-Fernandez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9279200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature