Association between diet quality and protein-energy malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults

• Conditions: Malnutrition; Undernutrition; Protein-energy malnutrition; Ondervoeding

• Registration Number: NL-OMON27705
• Lead Sponsor: Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging (NIA) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Department of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Participants were included if they were at least 70 years of age and provided written informed consent. Both men and women were included.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants were excluded if they reported to use special equipment to get around; reported difficulties walking a quarter of a mile, climbing up ten steps without resting, or performing basic activities of daily living; had cancer in the past three years; planned to leave the geographic area in the next three years; were enrolled in lifestyle intervention trials.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
4-year incidence of protein-energy malnutrition

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1-year incidence of protein-energy malnutrition