Nutrition
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Multicenter Study
Neck circumference is associated with nutritional status in elderly nursing home residents.
Anthropometry is an easy and noninvasive method to evaluate nutritional status in institutionalized elderly people who are often bedridden. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the neck circumference (NC) and nutritional status of elderly nursing home residents and to find cutoff points for NC size to identify individuals at risk of malnutrition. ⋯ NC is associated with other classical anthropometric parameters and malnutrition status in elderly people living in nursing homes.
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Sex-specific differences in factors associated with aging and lifespan, such as sarcopenia and disease development, are increasingly recognized. The study aims to assess sex-specific aspects of the association between vitamin D insufficiency and low lean mass as well as between vitamin D insufficiency and the frailty phenotype. ⋯ We found notable sex-specific differences in the association of vitamin D insufficiency with low lean mass but not of vitamin D insufficiency with frailty. Vitamin D might play a relevant role in the loss of lean mass in men but not women and might be a biological marker of an unfavorable aging process associated with early development of frailty regardless of sex.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) and markers of renal function in very low birthweight (VLBW) children and to relate these parameters to current nutritional status. ⋯ Prepubertal children born with VLBW did not have altered renal function, regardless of their current nutritional status.
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The aim of this study was to develop and validate a comprehensive food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for The Maastricht Study, a population-based prospective cohort study in Maastricht, The Netherlands. ⋯ Overall, the validity of the 253-item Maastricht FFQ was satisfactory. The comprehensiveness of this FFQ make it well suited for use in The Maastricht Study and similar populations.
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The aim of this study was to investigate food consumption during pregnancy by determining dietary patterns, associations with maternal characteristics, and possible changes in adherence to patterns throughout pregnancy. ⋯ We found associations between maternal sociodemographic characteristics and adherence to different dietary patterns, as well as changes in adherence during pregnancy. This knowledge is relevant to creating specific and feasible guidelines for different population strata associated with the patterns.