Number of Meals With Adequate Protein Intake and Functionality in Middle to Older Aged Mexican Adults

Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging

Treatments

Other: No intervention

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03871582

HGO-ICAAFYD18-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study was to analyze if the number of meals with adequate protein intake is associated with functionality in middle to older aged mexican adults.

Full description

Dietary protein intake per meal was assessed with 24-h dietary recalls to determine the number of meals with adequate protein intake (>30 g, >0.4 g/kg). Functionality was assessed with self-reported questionnaires about daily living activities (Barthel), and instrumental activities of daily living (Lawton). Subjects were categorized according the number of meals with adequate protein intake (zero meals, one meal, two or three meals), and their functionality score for both questionnaires (high, middle, and low scores).

With multinomial logistic regression, the investigators assessed if consuming zero or one meal with adequate protein intake could be associated with lower functionality in comparison with consuming two or three meals with enough protein. The logistic regression was adjusted for covariables (age, sex, BMI categories for the elderly, number of diagnosed diseases, inadequate protein intake per day [<1.2 g/kg/d]).

Enrollment

190 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50 to 95 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subjects able to stand up and walk independently or with walking sticks only.
Subjects able to answer questionnaires independently or with minimum caregivers' assistance

Exclusion criteria