Association between nut consumption and frailty in the elderly: a large sample cross-sectional study
Yang Y, Zhang D, Yuan G, Wu Y, Huang X
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 8 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Hunan University
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2023-07-13 · J Hum Nutr Diet · vol. 36 · issue 5 · pp. 1845–1856
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 8 citations · more than 72% of similar papers · 1.0× the field average
- References
- 63 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nuts composition and effects · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Keywords
- Medicine, Nut, Cross-sectional study, Association (psychology), Environmental health, Consumption (sociology), Pathology
- MeSH
- humans, nuts, diet, nutrition surveys, cross-sectional studies, quality of life, adult, aged, united states, frailty
5 authors
From CN
- Yaqin YangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Duo ZhangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Guowei YuanGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Yuchi Wu · correspondingGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
- Xinyan Huang · correspondingHengyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Background
Limited literature has addressed the impact of nut consumption in mitigating frailty. This study aimed to investigate the association between nut consumption and frailty among Americans aged above 60 years, employing two 24-h dietary recalls for analysis.
Methods
The data sets of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2003-2018) and the Food Patterns Equivalents Database were utilised for a weighted multiple logistic regression model to evaluate the association between nut consumption and frailty in elderly adults. Furthermore, a restricted cubic spline model was employed to investigate the nonlinear relationship between nut intake and frailty. Besides, stratified and interaction analyses were conducted to explore the sensitivity of nut consumption in reducing the risk of frailty in diverse subgroups.
Results
The research study comprised 10,033 individuals aged 60 years or above, of whom 3591 were classified as frailty and 5302 consumed nuts. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis that adjusted for covariates, the weighted multivariate adjusted odds ratios demonstrated that the prevalence of frailty was lower in the nut intake group than in nonconsumers. The stratified analysis indicated that nearly all subgroups who consumed nuts had a significantly lower risk of frailty compared to nonconsumers, and an interaction was observed between nut intake and nonhypertensive populations. The optimal threshold for nut intake to decrease the risk of frailty was identified as 1.02 ounces.
Conclusions
The study concluded that nut consumption has a constructive impact on averting frailty in elderly adults, particularly in nonhypertensive individuals. Nut intake of ~1.02 ounces per day is advantageous in improving the quality of life in elderly adults.
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