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Changes in nutritional status and patterns of morbidity among free-living elderly persons: A 10-year longitudinal study

Vellas, Bruno J., Hunt, William C., Romero, Linda J., Koehler, Kathleen M., Baumgartner, Richard N., Garry, Philip J.·1997·Nutrition

Abstract

Nutritional intake appears to be an important factor contributing to aging. In the present study we describe changes in physical health related to nutritional intake among elderly persons in a 10-y longitudinal study. Among 304 healthy elderly participants (median age 72 y on entry into the study in 1980), 97 (34.2%) are still in good health 10 y later in 1990, 74 (26.5%) have become frail or sick, 54 (19.1%) have died, and 57 (20.1%) have dropped out of the study. Women with lower or higher energy intakes (in 1980 and 1981) than the current Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA; between 25 and 30 kcal/kg) were more likely to become frail or sick or to die in 1990 than those with energy intake in the midrange (below RDA, odds ratio (OR) = 3.3, confidence interval (CI) = 1.2-8.6; above RDA, OR = 3.4, CI: 1.1-10.7). Moreover, women with protein intakes greater than the midrange of 0.8-1.2 g/kg of body weight (1.20-1.76 g/kg in 1980 and 1981) tended to have fewer health problems over the next 10 y than those with protein intakes < 0.8 g/kg, suggesting that the mean protein requirement in elderly adults is greater than that established by the 1985 joint World Health Organization/ FAO/UNU Expert Committee. Moreover, a decrease in energy intake was greater in elderly persons who died or dropped out of the study because of illness.

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Authors
Vellas, B. J., Hunt, W. C., Romero, L. J., Koehler, K. M., Baumgartner, R. N., & Garry, P. J.
Affiliations
University of New Mexico (US)
Corresponding author
Garry, Philip J.
Venue
Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-06
Volume
13
Issue
6
Pages
515-519
ISSN
0899-9007 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2046034374
Cited by
153
References
24
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FWCI
1.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (5M01-00977)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG010149, AG 02049, AG 10149)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
nutritional status, energy intake, protein intake, older adults, aging, morbidity, frailty, mortality, recommended daily allowance, protein requirements, sex differences
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Energy Intake, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Neoplasms, Nutritional Status, Time Factors, Nutrition Assessment, Frail Elderly

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