ArticleNutrients2021
Association between Food Insecurity and Sarcopenia among Adults Aged ≥65 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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- Associations of food insecurity with geriatric syndromes in the economically deprived community-dwelling Chinese older adults: the mediating role of malnutrition risk.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Food insecurity and muscle health: exploring the role of protein, vitamin D, and calcium intake in low muscle mass.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Mid- and long-term associations between food insecurity and sarcopenia.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Quality of life, household income, and dietary habits are associated with the risk of sarcopenia among the Chinese elderly.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Prospective changes in anemia are associated with the incidence and persistence of sarcopenia among older Mexican adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Micronutrient status, food security, anaemia,Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Associations of Food Insecurity with Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Low Muscle Strength.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association between Food Insecurity and Vision Impairment among Older Adults: A Pooled Analysis of Data from Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Prospective sarcopenia outcomes associated with physical performance in individuals aged 55 years and over in Malaysia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Is age-related sarcopenia a real concern for my developing country?Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Article
- Impact of Using Population-Specific Cut-Points, Self-Reported Health, and Socio-Economic Parameters to Predict Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Community-Dwelling Kosovans Aged 60 Years and Older.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Association between food insecurity and probable sarcopenia: Data from the 2011-2014 National Health and nutrition examination survey.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Food Security Moderates the Relationships of Muscle Mass with Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance.Journal of bone metabolism · 2022Article
- Food insecurity as a risk factor of sarcopenic obesity in older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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10 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Limited literature has investigated the association between food insecurity and sarcopenia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the association between food insecurity and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥65 years in six LMICs. Community-based cross-sectional data of the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health were analyzed. Sarcopenia was defined as the presence of low skeletal muscle mass based on indirect population formula, and either slow gait or low handgrip strength. In the past, 12-month food insecurity was assessed with two questions on frequency of eating less and hunger due to lack of food. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted. The final sample consisted of 14,585 individuals aged ≥65 years (mean (SD) age 72.6 (11.5) years; 55.0% females). The prevalence of sarcopenia among those with no food insecurity was 13.0% but this increased to 24.4% among those with severe food insecurity. After adjustment for potential confounders, compared to no food insecurity, severe food insecurity was associated with 2.05 (95%CI = 1.12-3.73) times higher odds for sarcopenia. In this large representative sample of older adults from multiple LMICs, it was found that severe food insecurity is associated with higher odds for sarcopenia. Addressing food insecurity in such settings may be an effective strategy to curb the high prevalence of sarcopenia in LMICs.
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