Macronutrient composition and sarcopenia in the oldest-old men: The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS).
Clin Nutr
; 39(12): 3839-3841, 2020 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & AIM:
Sarcopenia is associated with increased risk for several adverse health outcomes including frailty, disability, loss of independence, and mortality. We examined cross-sectional associations between sarcopenia and detailed dietary macronutrient composition in community-living oldest-old men (mean age 87).METHODS:
Participants were invited to a clinic visit in 2017/2018 including assessments of sarcopenia status using European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People's 2 (EWGSOP2) criteria and detailed macronutrient, vitamin D and food intakes retrieved from 3-day food diaries.RESULTS:
Of the 126 participants, 48 had probable sarcopenia and 27 sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was associated with lower energy (p = 0.020), total protein (p = 0.019), plant (p = 0.008) and fish proteins (p = 0.041), total fat (p = 0.015), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) (p = 0.011), polyunsaturated fatty acids (p = 0.002), vitamin D intakes (p = 0.005) and, of fat quality indicators, MUFA saturated fatty acid-ratio (p = 0.042).CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that sufficient energy and protein intakes, but also fat quality may be important along with healthy dietary patterns for prevention of sarcopenia in the oldest-old.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Vitamina D
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Nutrientes
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Dieta
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Sarcopenia
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Vida Independente
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article