TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Poor appetite and eating difficulties can predict the long-term risk of falling: a  longitudinal study in middle-aged and older adults
JO  - Journal of applied gerontology
A1  - Lin, Yu-Chun
A1  - Chang, Yu-Hung
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study investigates whether self-reported nutritional status affects  falling among middle-aged and older adults. <br><br>METHOD: We used 8-year follow-up data  from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging. At baseline, respondents' appetite,  changes in amount of food intake, and eating difficulties were assessed in a  questionnaire-based survey in addition to anthropometric measurements (body mass  index, mid-arm circumferences, and involuntary body weight loss). Their associations  with falls in the follow-up were examined using multivariable log-binomial  regression. <br><br>RESULTS: The study included 2,519 respondents aged 50 years and older. Poor appetite (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.07,  1.46]) and eating difficulties (PR = 1.16, 95% CI = [1.02, 1.32]) significantly  predicted falling 8 years later with adjustments for sociodemographics, health  behaviors, comorbidities, and anthropometric measures by taking into account  probabilities of follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Poor appetite and eating difficulties can  predict falling in the long-term independent of anthropometric measurements among  middle-aged and older adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0733-4648
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464820976439
ID  - ref1
ER  -