Low Dietary Variety and Diabetes Mellitus are Associated with Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Low Dietary Variety and Diabetes Mellitus are Associated with Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

The association between dietary diversity and frailty remains unknown in older people. We evaluated whether a limited dietary variety is associated with frailty in older adults with diabetes mellitus (DM). This cross-sectional investigation included 1357 adults (median age: 77 years, women: 61.3%)....

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Main Authors: Misato Hayakawa, Keiko Motokawa, Yurie Mikami, Kaori Yamamoto, Maki Shirobe, Ayako Edahiro, Masanori Iwasaki, Yuki Ohara, Yutaka Watanabe, Hisashi Kawai, Motonaga Kojima, Shuichi Obuchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Hunkyung Kim, Kazushige Ihara, Hiroki Inagaki, Shoji Shinkai, Shuichi Awata, Atsushi Araki, Hirohiko Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
frailty
diabetes
Dietary Variety Score
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/641

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