Influence of Alzheimer's disease on the relationship between nutritional status and risk of fall
Acta sci., Health sci
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43: e48747, Feb.11, 2021.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Although malnutrition and risk of falls in the elderly have increased in recent years, uncertainties exist as to whether these conditions are associated after controlling for sociodemographic variables, body composition, metabolic condition, and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to analyze the association between nutritional status and risk of fall in the elderly population. Participants were matched by gender and age, after they had been grouped on the basis of diagnosis of AD. The risk of falls, nutritional status, and mental status were assessed using the Downton Fall Risk Score (FRS), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), and Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE), respectively. Logistic regression modelsadjusted for the main confounders were used in the analyses. Among the 68 elderly individuals studied, participants who were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition were more likely to fall (odds ratio = 8.29; 95% confidence interval = 1.49-46.04) than those with normal nutritional status, regardless of gender, age, education, body composition, and metabolic condition. This association did not remain significant after adjustment for AD, a potential confounder in this association. Malnutrition or its risk was independently associated with high risk of fall; thus, malnutrition should be considered in the prevention of falls among the elderly population.
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Main subject:
Accidental Falls
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Elderly Nutrition
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Alzheimer Disease
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta sci., Health sci
Journal subject:
Medicina
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Canada
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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University of Ottawa/CA
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