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Fruit and vegetable consumption and sarcopenia among older adults in low- and middle-income countries

Hans OhLouis JacobAi KoyanagiLin YangMarco SolmiNicola VeroneseLee SmithJosep Maria HaroJae Il Shin

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MaleFuture studiesLogistic regressionPersones gransolder peopleEating0302 clinical medicineVegetablesvegetablefruit low- and middle-income countries older people sarcopenia vegetablelow- and middle-income countries030212 general & internal medicineAged 80 and over2. Zero hungereducation.field_of_studyNutrition and DieteticsHand StrengthSmokingAge Factors3. Good healthIncomeFemalelcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplyAlcohol DrinkingPopulationlcsh:TX341-641030209 endocrinology & metabolismArticleOddssarcopenia03 medical and health sciencesSex FactorsmedicineHumanseducationDeveloping CountriesExercisePovertyHortalissesAdult healthAgedConsumption (economics)business.industryLow‐ and middle‐income countriesfruitmedicine.diseaseFruitaCross-Sectional StudiesLow and middle income countriesFruitSarcopeniaOlder peoplebusiness[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutritionhuman activitiesFood ScienceDemography

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Fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against sarcopenia but there are no studies on this topic from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we assessed this association among older adults from six LMICs. Community-based cross-sectional data of the Study on Global Aging 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. Quintiles of vegetable and fruit consumption were created based on the number of servings consumed on a typical day. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted. The sample consisted of 14,585 individuals aged &ge

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-03-06
10.3390/nu12030706http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3383831