Título

Frailty and food insecurity in older adults

Autor

MARIO ULISES PEREZ ZEPEDA

ROBERTO CARLOS CASTREJON PEREZ

EMMA GRACE WYNNE BANNISTER

María del Carmen García Peña

Nivel de Acceso

Acceso Abierto

Materias

MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD - (CTI) Ciencias médicas - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Ciencias clínicas - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Geriatría - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Condiciones patológicas (signos y síntomas) - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Procesos patológicos - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Fragilidad - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Personas - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Grupos de edad - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Envejecido - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Tecnología, industria y agricultura - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Industria alimenticia - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Suministro de alimentos - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Geriatrics - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Pathologic conditions (signs and symptoms) - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Pathological processes - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Frailty - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Persons - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Age groups - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Aged - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Technology, industry and agriculture - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Food industry - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)]) Food supply - ([Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)])

Resumen o descripción

Abstract:

Objective

The objective of the current work was to determine the association between food insecurity and frailty in older adults, within the context of a country with accelerated ageing and nutritional problems.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of a representative nationwide survey on health and nutrition.

Setting

Mexican nationwide survey.

Subjects

A sample of 7108 adults aged 60 years or older living in communities, representative of Mexican older adults.

Results

Multivariate regression and descriptive analyses of food insecurity and frailty were performed. From a total of 7108 adults aged 60 years or older, with a mean age of 70·7 years, most (54·7 %) were women. Food security categories were: 26·3 % had food security, 40·3 % had mild food insecurity, 20·5 % had moderate food insecurity and 12·9 % had severe food insecurity. Food insecurity categories were associated with frailty, with the severe category having the highest odds ratio of 2·41 (95 % CI 2·03, 2·86; P<0·001) after adjustment for confounding factors.

Conclusions: According to our results, food insecurity is associated to frailty, which in turn is a condition that renders the older adult at a higher risk of developing adverse outcomes. Targeted food programmes for older adults with a high risk of having food insecurity or of being frail may improve health in this population group.

Editor

Cambridge University Press

Fecha de publicación

2016

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

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Fuente

Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)

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Inglés

Relación

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/frailty-and-food-insecurity-in-older-adults/429B11D7D4919E1A69B47CA71D383631

Repositorio Orígen

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRIA

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