ArticleNutrients2020
Malnutrition as Key Predictor of Physical Frailty among Malaysian Older Adults.
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- Cross-sectional study on oral frailty in elderly patients with periodontitis in Anhui.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- The role of instrumental activity of daily living disability in the association between circadian syndrome and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Chinese middle-aged and older adults.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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- Risk prediction model of frailty and its associated factors in older adults: a cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and Factors Associated with a High Risk of Malnutrition among Older Adults in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024Article
- Impact of Body Mass Index on Risk of Exacerbation in Patients With COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2024Article
- Identifying Malnutrition Risk in the Elderly: A Single- and Multi-Parameter Approach.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Exploring the complex associations among risks of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in community-dwelling older adults.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024Article
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- Effects of cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure on physical frailty development among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: Evidence from a 10-year population-based cohort study.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Article
- Dietary Sodium Restriction and Frailty among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment and its association with malnutrition in older Chinese adults in the community.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Studies have been carried out on the association between frailty and malnutrition, but the similarities and divergence of the relationship remain debatable. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of malnutrition risk and frailty as well as the overlapping constructs. The associations that emerged were assessed independently of other risk factors. A total of 301 community-dwelling older adults with a mean age of 66.91 ± 5.59 years old were randomly recruited. Fried Criteria and Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) were used to assess frailty status and malnutrition, respectively. Other related nutritional assessments were assessed (body mass index (BMI), circumference measures, body fat % and skeletal muscle mass). The prevalence of frailty was 14.6% and prefrail was 59.7%; 29.6% were at risk of malnutrition, and 3.3% were malnourished. Malnutrition risk was significantly associated with a higher number of chronic diseases, BMI, circumference of mid-upper arm (MUAC), and calf, (CC)and skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and frailty, whereas frailty was significantly associated with higher number of chronic diseases, SMM and malnutrition. Frailty syndrome can be predicted with increasing age, body fat, lower skeletal muscle and malnutrition. Those who were frail were found to be five times more likely to be at risk of malnutrition. Results suggested that frailty and malnutrition shared considerable overlap, which emphasised the interrelated but discrete concepts. Therefore, the assessment of malnutrition is imperative and could be used as a practical implication in assessing frailty syndrome.
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