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Erschienen in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging 10/2018

19.11.2018

Nutrition, Daily Walking and Resilience are Associated with Physical Function in the Oldest Old Men

verfasst von: Satu K. Jyväkorpi, A. Urtamo, K. H. Pitkälä, T. E. Strandberg

Erschienen in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging | Ausgabe 10/2018

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Abstract

Background

Maintaining good physical functioning in old age is of utmost importance for healthy and active aging. We examined physical function and associated factors in the oldest-old men.

Subjects and methods

The participants of this cross sectional analysis of a longitudinal study were the oldest old men( n=394, mean age 88 years, range 82–97 years) from the Helsinki Business Men cohort who responded to a postal health and nutrition survey in 2016. Physical function was defined using the respective subscale (Physical Function, PF) in the RAND-36 health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument. Resilience was measured with validated Finnish version of Resilience scale. Diet quality was assessed using Mediterranean diet adherence score (MeDi) and Diet quality index (DQI) which is designed to show adherence to Finnish dietary recommendations. Food and dietary intakes were retrieved using 3-day food records (obtained from a sub-group of the respondents). The participants were divided into quartiles corresponding to their PF scores and health and nutrition indicators were calculated into these PF quartiles. Furthermore, a linear regression model was used to determine factors associated with PF.

Results

PF quartiles were positively associated with lower age, daily walking habit, cognition, diet quality, resilience, alcohol use and negatively associated with blood glucose levels, weight loss, body weight (BW) and falls. Polyunsaturated to saturated fat ratio and berry intake were also associated with PF. In a linear regression model PF was positively associated (p <.001, adjusted R2 =.560) with MeDi, cognition, resilience, vitality (RAND-36), and negatively with age and BW..

Conclusions

MeDi, exercise, resilience, cognition, use of alcohol, fat quality and lower age were positively associated with PF in the oldest-old men. Weight loss, falls and interestingly BW were negatively associated with PF.
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Metadaten
Titel
Nutrition, Daily Walking and Resilience are Associated with Physical Function in the Oldest Old Men
verfasst von
Satu K. Jyväkorpi
A. Urtamo
K. H. Pitkälä
T. E. Strandberg
Publikationsdatum
19.11.2018
Verlag
Springer Paris
Erschienen in
The journal of nutrition, health & aging / Ausgabe 10/2018
Print ISSN: 1279-7707
Elektronische ISSN: 1760-4788
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-018-1136-z

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