P076 - DIETARY NUTRIENT INTAKE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MALNUTRITION, SARCOPENIA RISK AND FRAILTY IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

P076

DIETARY NUTRIENT INTAKE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MALNUTRITION, SARCOPENIA RISK AND FRAILTY IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

S. G. KARALAR¹, E. GUZELTEPE¹, M. KANGALGIL^1,*

¹Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye

Rationale: Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty are important conditions that are associated with adverse health outcomes, which are commonly observed with advancing age. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with nutritional status, sarcopenia risk, and frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 351 community-dwelling older adults. Frailty, risk of sarcopenia, and nutritional status were based on Clinical Frailty Scale, SARC-F questionnaire, and Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form, respectively. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-h dietary recall. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationship between nutritional disorders and dietary and other risk factors.

Results: The mean age of older adults was 70.6±5.5 years, and 60.7% were women. The prevalence of malnutrition risk/malnutrition, risk of sarcopenia, and frailty were 25.9%, 30.8%, and %14.8, respectively. Dietary energy, protein, vegetable protein, and fiber intake were associated with malnutrition and frailty status. In multivariate regression analyses, frailty was associated with age, the number of medications used, nutritional status, risk of sarcopenia, and dietary fiber intake while malnutrition status was associated with body mass index, the number of medications used, and frailty.

Conclusion: This study showed that daily energy and macronutrient intake are important factors as potential target areas for the management of malnutrition and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Further studies are needed to determine effective interventions to the problem of nutritional disorders among older adults.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared