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
Recurso de información
Formato
Adobe PDF
application/pdf
Fuente
Public Health Nutrition (1475-2727) vol. 19 (2016)
Idioma
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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