Dietary patterns and longitudinal frailty progression in older Chinese adults: a nationwide cohort study - PubMed
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- #Healthy ageing
- #Frailty progression
- #Dietary patterns
- Examined associations between dietary patterns and frailty progression in older Chinese adults.
- Used data from 1,374 participants in the China Health and Nutrition Survey (2004-2011).
- Assessed frailty using a 27-item frailty index and adherence to eight dietary patterns.
- Higher adherence to AHEI, DASH, aMED, hPDI, LCD, and CHEI linked to slower frailty progression.
- No significant associations found for PHDI or ACS2020 dietary patterns.
- Associations varied by geographical region and urbanization level.
- No effect modification by age, sex, BMI, or baseline frailty level.