Relationship between dietary habits and frailty in community-dwelling older adults:a case-control study
Objective To investigate the association between dietary habits and frailty among the elderly in the community and to provide the rationale for preventing and controlling frailty in the elderly accordingly.Methods A case control study was used to con-duct a questionnaire survey using 180 elderly people who were frail in the community of Jinzhou City,Liaoning Province,from March 2023 to June 2023 as the case group,and 180 non-frail elderly people from the same community were chosen to be the control group.Data were analyzed using thex2 test and multifactor logistic regression.Results A survey was conducted to obtain information about 180 pairs of study participants,and a one-way analysis of variance revealed that the difference between the two groups in terms of literacy,comorbidity and frequency of intake of fruits,vegetables,nuts,meat,snacks,and fried foods were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Multifactorial logistic regression analyses showed intake of vegetables(OR=0.492,95％CI 0.293～0.828)and nuts(OR=0.484,95％CI 0.270～0.867)were protective factors against the onset of debility in community-dwelling older adults;but co-morbid conditions(OR=2.198,95％CI 1.247～3.873),consumption of snacks≥3 times per week(OR=1.908,95％CI 1.079～3.376)and fried food(OR=1.417,95％CI 1.189～2.307)were risk factors for the development of debility.Conclusion Dietary habits are associated with the development of debility in older adults,and regular consumption of vegetables and nuts,and re-duction of snacks and fried food,is beneficial in the prevention and control of debility in community-dwelling older adults.
community-dwelling older adultsdietfrailtycase-control study
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