Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Sarcopenia among Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Por:
Koyanagi A, Veronese N, Solmi M, Hans Oh, Shin JI, Jacob L, Yang L, Haro JM and Smith L
Publicada:
6 mar 2020
Resumen:
Fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against sarcopenia but there are no studies on this topic from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we assessed this association among older adults from six LMICs. Community-based cross-sectional data of the Study on Global Aging and Adult Health were analyzed. Sarcopenia was defined as the presence of low skeletal muscle mass based on indirect population formula, and either slow gait or low handgrip strength. Quintiles of vegetable and fruit consumption were created based on the number of servings consumed on a typical day. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted. The sample consisted of 14,585 individuals aged =65 years (mean (SD) age 72.6 (11.4) years; 55% females). Adjusted analyses showed that overall, compared to the lowest quintile (Q1), the highest quintile (Q5) of fruit consumption was associated with a 40% lower odds for sarcopenia (OR = 0.60; 95% CI = 0.42-0.84) but this association was largely driven by the strong association among females (e.g., Q5 vs. Q1 OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.24-0.73), with no significant associations found among males. Vegetable consumption was not significantly associated with sarcopenia. Future studies of longitudinal design may shed light on whether increasing fruit consumption among older females in LMICs may reduce risk for sarcopenia.
Filiaciones:
Koyanagi A:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, 08830 Barcelona, Spain
ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Veronese N:
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Solmi M:
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, 90133 Padova, Italy
Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 90133 Padova, Italy
Hans Oh:
Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Shin JI:
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03372, Korea
Jacob L:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, 08830 Barcelona, Spain
Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France
Yang L:
Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Control Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
Haro JM:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, 08830 Barcelona, Spain
Smith L:
The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
Green Published, Green Accepted, gold
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