The Combined Effects of Dietary Diversity and Frailty on Mortality in Older Taiwanese People.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prospective association between frailty and dietary diversity on mortality.

Method

This prospective cohort study used the 2005-2008 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (N = 330; age ≥ 65 years) and this was linked to the Death Registry where we used the data that was recorded up to 31 January 2020. Dietary intake information was assessed using a 24-h dietary recall and food-frequency questionnaire, which were calculated a dietary diversity score (DDS; range, 0-6) and food consumption frequency. Assessment of frailty phenotypes was based on FRAIL scale which was proposed by the International Academy on Nutrition and Aging.

Results

Frail older adults had a higher risk of all-cause mortality when they were compared to those with robust physiolog

SUBMITTER: Huang WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9502423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature