Nutritional assessment of older adults with diabetes mellitus.

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2019
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Abstract
We aimed to screen the nutritional status of older adults with diabetes mellitus, seeking to outline the needs of this population group considering their socioeconomic status.Cross-sectional study of 246 diabetic people aged 65-94 years in Northeastern Brazil. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic, general health and lifestyle data. The Mini Nutritional Assessment was used to screen nutritional status.Participants' mean age was 73±6.4 years, and there was a predominance of women (56.5%). The mean duration of diabetes was 14.1 years (±9.6 years). Patients aged 80 years or older presented a 3.7-fold higher risk of malnutrition (p<0.001), and those who were uneducated exhibited a 5.8-fold higher risk of malnutrition (p=0.040). Patients with BMI of 18.6-24.9 km/m presented a 2.2-fold higher risk of malnutrition than overweight or obese patients (p<0.001). Nutritional status was significantly associated with coronary artery disease (p=0.010) and stroke (p<0.001). Malnourished patients exhibited a 2.2-fold higher occurrence of infection in the past 6 months (p=0.017) and 2-fold higher occurrence of foot injuries (p=0.028) than their well-nourished peers.Malnutrition in older diabetic patients exacerbates underlying diseases and contributes to unfavorable prognosis, particularly in the oldest old and in individuals with low levels of education.
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Authors Saintrain, Maria Vieira de Lima;Sandrin, Rafaela Lais E Silva Pesenti;Bezerra, Carina Bandeira;Lima, Ana Ofélia Portela;Nobre, Marina Arrais;Braga, Débora Rosana Alves;
Journal Diabetes research and clinical practice
Year 2019
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S0168-8227(19)30899-X
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