Open AccessMalnutrition Risk, Physical Function Decline and Disability in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Followed Up in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study
Author(s) -
Shan Hai,
Qi Gao,
Xinyi Gwee,
Denise Qian Ling Chua,
Keng Bee Yap,
Tze Pin Ng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s322696
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , malnutrition , gerontology , activities of daily living , longitudinal study , ageing , prospective cohort study , grip strength , cohort study , cohort , population , physical therapy , environmental health , pathology
Malnutrition and population ageing are doubly global healthcare challenges. It is widely recognized that disability is a major contributor to malnutrition among older people, but the importance of reducing malnutrition risk (MR) for disability prevention is given little attention. We investigated the association between MR and risk of incident disability and functional decline among community-dwelling older persons.