OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of FVI and frailty in Chinese elders. DESIGN: A sectional study was conducted in three cities (Shanghai, Zhengzhou, and Baoji) in China from June 2017 to June 2018. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 5699 participants from 49 districts were included in the current study by two-stage sampling methods. MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was measured by a validated Chinese version of the FRAIL scale. FVI per day was measured by two single questions. RESULTS: The sample proportion with sufficient fruit intake was 36.7%, and 44.7% reported sufficient vegetable intake. The sample proportions that were robust, pre-frail, and frail were 43.6%, 38.3%, and 18.1%, respectively. Compared with low FVI, after including covariates, the odds ratio (OR) of frailty was 0.84 (95% CI: 0.73-0.97) for moderate fruit intake and 0.81 (95% CI: 0.70-0.94) for enough fruit intake; the OR of frailty was 0.83 (95% CI: 0.68-0.91) for moderate vegetable intake and 0.77 (95% CI: 0.64-0.93) for enough vegetable intake. CONCLUSION: High FVI was negatively associated with the OR of frailty in Chinese elders. This finding implies it is important to promote FVI among adults to prevent frailty.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of FVI and frailty in Chinese elders. DESIGN: A sectional study was conducted in three cities (Shanghai, Zhengzhou, and Baoji) in China from June 2017 to June 2018. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 5699 participants from 49 districts were included in the current study by two-stage sampling methods. MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was measured by a validated Chinese version of the FRAIL scale. FVI per day was measured by two single questions. RESULTS: The sample proportion with sufficient fruit intake was 36.7%, and 44.7% reported sufficient vegetable intake. The sample proportions that were robust, pre-frail, and frail were 43.6%, 38.3%, and 18.1%, respectively. Compared with low FVI, after including covariates, the odds ratio (OR) of frailty was 0.84 (95% CI: 0.73-0.97) for moderate fruit intake and 0.81 (95% CI: 0.70-0.94) for enough fruit intake; the OR of frailty was 0.83 (95% CI: 0.68-0.91) for moderate vegetable intake and 0.77 (95% CI: 0.64-0.93) for enough vegetable intake. CONCLUSION: High FVI was negatively associated with the OR of frailty in Chinese elders. This finding implies it is important to promote FVI among adults to prevent frailty.
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Frailty; elders; fruit and vegetable intake; nutrition
Authors: Laura Lorenzo-López; Ana Maseda; Carmen de Labra; Laura Regueiro-Folgueira; José L Rodríguez-Villamil; José C Millán-Calenti Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2017-05-15 Impact factor: 3.921
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