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ArticleBMC nutrition2019

Diet quality is associated with malnutrition and low calf circumference in Canadian long-term care residents.

Natalie Carrier, Lita Villalon, Christina Lengyel, Susan E Slaughter, Lisa Duizer, Jill Morrison-Koechl, Heather Keller

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Natalie Carrier1École des sciences des aliments, de nutrition et d'études familiales, Faculté des sciences de la santé et des services communautaires, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9684-5280
Lita Villalon1École des sciences des aliments, de nutrition et d'études familiales, Faculté des sciences de la santé et des services communautaires, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada.
Christina Lengyel2Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, 35 Chancellor's Circle, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada.
Susan E Slaughter3Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada.
Lisa Duizer4Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada.
Jill Morrison-Koechl6Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L, 3G1 Canada.
Heather Keller5Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, 250 Laurelwood Drive, Waterloo, ON N2J 0E2 Canada.
Université de Moncton · CAUniversity of Waterloo · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Guelph · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlder adults living in long-term care (LTC) are nutritionally vulnerable. The purpose of this study was to determine diet quality of Canadian LTC residents and its association with malnutrition and low calf circumference.

methodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken in 32 LTC homes across four Canadian provinces. Nutrient adequacy ratios (NARs) were calculated for seventeen nutrients; mean adequacy ratio (MAR) was calculated to describe overall diet quality. Malnutrition risk was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) and diagnosis of protein/energy malnutrition with the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). Calf circumference (CC) was also assessed. Linear and logistic regressions for these outcomes with diet quality as the predictor were conducted adjusting for covariates.

resultsAverage MNA-SF score was 10.7 ± 2.5. Residents (43.5%) had mild/moderate to severe malnutrition based on the PG-SGA and 32.6% had a CC of < 31 cm. Mean MAR score was 0.79 ± 0.09 with significant differences between those requiring eating assistance (0.77 ± 0.11) and those that did not require assistance (0.80 ± 0.07) (

conclusionsDiet quality is associated with malnutrition and individual nutrients (NARs) with a low CC. In addition to calories and protein, nutrient dense diets that promote adequate micronutrient intake are required in LTC.

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Calf circumferenceDiet qualityEating assistanceLong-term careMalnutrition

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PMID32153970
PMCPMC7050926
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