Anthropometric indices and dietary intake

Agarwal, Aditika; Chauhan, Komal; Shinglot, Kiran

doi:10.1177/0260106014563448

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“…15 Research in India pointed to the reciprocal relationship between reduced dietary intake and cognitive function in elderly patients. 16 In the present study, females were more prone to loss of appetite than males. Other studies reported that females suffered more frequently from loss of appetite and were more prone to be underweight than males; this was also observed in our study, as the prevalence of malnutrition was significantly higher in females after controlling for other factors.…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with geriatric malnutrition in an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani

Sayed

Alshamrani

2016

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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BACKGROUNDMalnutrition is highly prevalent among the elderly and is associated with poor clinical prognosis, decreased functional status, and increased morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVETo estimate the prevalence of geriatric malnutrition among outpatients of a geriatric clinic and to determine factors associated with malnutrition.DESIGNCross-sectional study.SETTINGGeriatric outpatient clinic of the King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah.PATIENTS AND METHODSAll patients older than 60 years of age who attended the clinic during January 2016 were eligible for inclusion. Nutritional status was assessed using anthropometric data and by hemoglobin and albumin levels and lymphocyte count. The MNA was used to define malnutrition.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURESAnthropometric measures, biochemical tests, and the scores on the short version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA).RESULTSAccording to the MNA results, 8 (5.3%) of 152 elderly patients suffered overt malnutrition and 50 (32.9%) were at risk of malnutrition (71 males and 41 females; aged 72.4 [8.6] years). The prevalence of malnutrition was significantly higher among females (44.6%; 95% CI, 1.01–4.08; P=.044) than in males (28.3%). Malnourished patients were older than patients with normal nutritional status (mean 72.4 [8.6] years), and more common in patients who lived alone (62.5%). The malnourished patients had significantly smaller calf circumferences (63.4; 95% CI, 1.51–3.20; P=.001), and lower albumin and hemoglobin levels (P=.001). A significantly higher percentage of the malnourished patients compared with normal patients had experienced weight loss (37.9%; P<.001) and decreased food intake (56.9%; P<.001) during the previous three months. Binary logistic regression revealed that being female and living alone were significant predictors for being categorized as malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.CONCLUSIONThe prevalence of malnutrition is high among geriatric outpatients. Routine screening for malnutrition among geriatric patients would allow early diagnosis and prompt intervention.LIMITATIONSThe heterogeneity of the study group (different diseases at different stages) could influence the generalizability of our findings. The relatively small number of patients (P=.002) is a potential limitation.

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Prevalence and factors associated with geriatric malnutrition in an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani

Sayed

Alshamrani

2016

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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“…In contrast to our ndings, several studies have demonstrated that a higher BMI increases the risk of developing dementia later in life [28][29][30]. Moreover, overweight individuals are more likely to experience chronic illnesses [31] and decreased physical abilities [32], which can lead to cognitive decline.…”

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“…Since our results support the obesity paradox, we looked into the underlying mechanisms. One potential mechanisms is the association between aging, cognitive impairment and physical frailty [30,45], which is in uenced by factors such as chronic in ammation, nutrition, vascular diseases, depression, and endocrine problems [46][47][48]. Frailty is accelerated by age and failure of complex systems in older adults, which can cause functional and cognitive impairment [49,50].…”

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The Association between Cognitive Impairment and Body Composition among the Elderly: Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study

Kashal,

Nouredini,

Hezaveh

et al. 2023

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Background: The population of older adults has been steadily increasing around the world. We aimed to assess the possible relationship between cognitive decline and anthropometric indices in older adults, using data from the Birjand longitudinal aging study (BLAS). Methods: In this cross-sectional research, the association between cognitive impairment (Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT)) and (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)) and body composition indices including waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist to height ratio (WHtR), waist to hip ratio (WHR), body roundness index (BRI) and a body shape index (ABSI) were assessed among 1353 elderly ≥ 60 years old, participating in the BLAS cohort study (September 2018 to April 2019). Ordinal and binary logistic regression were used for analysis. Results: According to the MMSE test, 58.3% of participants had cognitive impairment while this frequency was 64.2% based on 6-CIT test. A significant reverse association was observed between cognitive decline according to 6-CIT test and BMI, WHR and, WC (P<0.05). Cognitive impairment according to MMSE was inversely associated with WC and directly associated with WHtR and ABSI in the crude model, which disappeared after adjustment for confounders. BRI was not significantly related to any of the cognitive tests. According to BMI and WC, overweight and obesity could reduce the risk of cognitive impairment. Conclusions: Overall, the result of this study showed that the risk of cognitive decline reduced among the elderly as BMI, WC, and WHR increased.

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The Association between cognitive impairment and anthropometric indices among the elderly: birjand longitudinal aging study

Ramezani Kashal,

Nouredini,

Hezaveh

et al. 2024

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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Anthropometric indices and dietary intake

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Prevalence and factors associated with geriatric malnutrition in an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence and factors associated with geriatric malnutrition in an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Association between Cognitive Impairment and Body Composition among the Elderly: Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study

The Association between cognitive impairment and anthropometric indices among the elderly: birjand longitudinal aging study

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