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ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2019

Healthier diet quality and dietary patterns are associated with lower risk of mobility limitation in older men.

Tessa J Parsons, Efstathios Papachristou, Janice L Atkins, Olia Papacosta, Sarah Ash, Lucy T Lennon, Peter H Whincup, Sheena E Ramsay, S Goya Wannamethee

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Tessa J ParsonsUCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK. tessa.parsons@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7861-661X
Efstathios PapachristouPsychology and Human Development, UCL Institute of Education, 25 Woburn Square, London, WC1H 0AA, UK.
Janice L AtkinsEpidemiology and Public Health Group, Medical School, University of Exeter, RILD Building, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK.
Olia PapacostaUCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
Sarah AshUCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
Lucy T LennonUCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
Peter H WhincupPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK.
Sheena E RamsayInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
S Goya WannametheeUCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/09/024/26857British Heart Foundation RG/08/013/25942British Heart Foundation RG/13/16/30528British Heart Foundation RG/19/4/34452Dunhill Medical Trust R419/0515Medical Research Council G1002391The Dunhill Medical Trust R419/0515
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Abstract

purposeTo investigate associations between diet quality, dietary patterns and mobility limitation 15 years later in a population-based sample of older British men.

methodsWe used longitudinal data from 1234 men from the British Regional Heart Study, mean age 66 years at baseline. Mobility limitation was defined as difficulty going up- or downstairs or walking 400 yards as a result of a long-term health problem. Dietary intake was measured using a food frequency questionnaire data from which the Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI), the Elderly Dietary Index (EDI), and three a posteriori dietary patterns were derived. The a posteriori dietary patterns were identified using principal components analysis: (1) high fat/low fibre, (2) prudent and (3) high sugar.

resultsMen with greater adherence to the EDI or HDI were less likely to have mobility limitation at follow-up, top vs bottom category odds ratio for the EDI OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.34, 0.75, and for the HDI OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.35, 0.85, after adjusting for age, social class, region of residence, smoking, alcohol consumption and energy intake. Men with a higher score for the high-fat/low-fibre pattern at baseline were more likely to have mobility limitation at follow-up, top vs bottom quartile odds ratio OR 3.28 95% CI 2.05, 5.24. These associations were little changed by adjusting for BMI and physical activity.

conclusionOur study provides evidence that healthier eating patterns could contribute to prevention or delay of mobility limitation in older British men.

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Health StatusMobility LimitationAgedDiet, HealthyGeriatric AssessmentHealth SurveysHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited KingdomAgeingDietary patternDiet qualityDisabilityMenMobility limitationsOlder adults

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