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AuthorDaou, Tracy
AuthorAbi Kharma, Joelle
AuthorDaccache, Alexandra
AuthorBassil, Maya
AuthorNaja, Farah
AuthorRahi, Berna
Available date2023-10-15T11:47:56Z
Publication Date2022-07-27
Publication NameNutrients
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14153084
CitationDaou, T., Abi Kharma, J., Daccache, A., Bassil, M., Naja, F., & Rahi, B. (2022). Association between Lebanese Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults—A Preliminary Study. Nutrients, 14(15), 3084.
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48512
AbstractDiscrepancies in the characteristics of the food components of a Mediterranean diet exist based on the country of origin. In Lebanon, a traditional Mediterranean diet emphasizes the high intakes of fruits (including dried), vegetables, burghol, and dairy products. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between adherence to the Lebanese Mediterranean diet (LMD) and frailty among older adults in Lebanon. A total of 112 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years were recruited. Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected through face-to-face interviews. A 61-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to collect dietary intake data, and adherence to LMD was calculated. Physical frailty was defined by the presence of three out of the five criterion: weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, slowness, and low activity. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between LMD adherence and frailty while adjusting for several confounders. The participants’ mean age was 73 ± 12.8 and 65% were females. Sixteen (14.3%) individuals were identified as frail. Frail individuals were significantly older (p = 0.001), depressed (p < 0.001), at risk of cognitive impairment (p = 0.006), and reported polypharmacy (p = 0.003). No significant association was found between LMD adherence and frailty in fully adjusted models (OR = 0.195; 95% CI: 0.033–1.154; p = 0.071 when categorical and OR = 0.856; 95% CI: 0.668–1.097; p = 0.218 when continuous). We also performed additional analyses with a modified frailty index where house chores were not considered as part of leisure activities of the physical activity criterion. The results showed that a higher LMD adherence was associated with a significantly decreased frailty prevalence (OR = 0.123, 95% CI: 0.022–0.676, p = 0.016 when categorical and OR = 0.773, 95% CI 0.608–0.983, p = 0.036). Larger, longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the relationship between the adherence to the Lebanese Mediterranean diet and frailty in Lebanese older adults.
Languageen
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Subjectcommunity-dwelling
frailty
Lebanese Mediterranean diet
older adults
TitleAssociation between Lebanese Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults—A Preliminary Study
TypeArticle
Issue Number15
Volume Number14
ESSN2072-6643
dc.accessType Open Access


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