Sarcopenia and Undernutrition Among Portuguese Older Adults: Results From Nutrition UP 65 Study.
Food Nutr Bull
; 39(3): 487-492, 2018 09.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29888623
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Although undernutrition and sarcopenia are common among older adults and both result in worse health outcomes, data concerning the burden of these conditions in Portuguese community-dwelling older adults are scarce.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to firstly describe the occurrence of sarcopenia and undernutrition among a nationwide community-dwelling sample of older adults.METHODS:
Using a cross-sectional analysis, 1493 Portuguese older adults age ≥65 years from the Nutrition UP 65 study were evaluated. Sarcopenia was defined according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, and undernutrition status was evaluated by Mini-Nutritional Assessment-Short Form.RESULTS:
Sarcopenia frequency was 11.6%, and of these, 4.4% were classified with severe sarcopenia. Furthermore, 0.8% presented sarcopenic obesity. Undernutrition frequency was 1.3%, and 14.7% of the older adults were classified as being at undernutrition risk.CONCLUSION:
Sarcopenia is present in one-tenth of the sample. This frequency taken together with undernutrition data warrants further study and preventive measures.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação Geriátrica
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Avaliação Nutricional
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Estado Nutricional
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Desnutrição
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Sarcopenia
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Food Nutr Bull
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal