Dopaminergic agents and nutritional status in Parkinson's disease.
Mov Disord
; 29(12): 1543-7, 2014 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Malnutrition has been found in up to 24% of patients with Parkinson's disease; dopaminergic drugs might impair nutritional status. We evaluated the association of nutritional status with the use of dopaminergic agents.METHODS:
We analyzed data from 75 elderly patients with Parkinson's disease attending a geriatric day hospital. Nutritional status was assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Dopaminergic drugs were normalized for weight.RESULTS:
In linear regression, total levodopa (l-dopa) equivalent daily dose (LEDD) was associated with worse MNA (B = -0.14, 95% CI = -0.26--0.02; P = 0.019). This association remained significant only for l-dopa (B = -0.19, 95% CI = -0.32--0.52; P = 0.007), but not dopaminergic agent dosages. Increasing l-dopa dosages were associated with increasing probability of risk of malnutrition (P for trend = 0.049).CONCLUSIONS:
In our population, LEDD was associated with worse nutritional status and risk of malnutrition; this association was limited to use of l-dopa.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Dopaminérgicos
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Levodopa
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Estado Nutricional
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Desnutrição
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article