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Yevenes-Briones, HumbertoAuthorGuallar-Castillon, PilarAuthorRodriguez-Artalejo, FernandoAuthorLopez-Garcia, EstherCorresponding Author

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Association between diet quality and malnutrition: pooled results from two population-based studies in older adults

Publicated to:BMC Geriatrics. 24 (1): 417- - 2024-05-10 24(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04984-5

Authors: Marcos-Delgado, Alba; Yevenes-Briones, Humberto; Fernandez-Villa, Tania; Martin-Sanchez, Vicente; Guallar-Castillon, Pilar; Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando; Lopez-Garcia, Esther

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Background The role of diet quality on malnutrition in older adults is uncertain, due the paucity of the research conducted and the use of use of screening tools that did not consider phenotypic criteria of malnutrition. Objective To evaluate the association of two indices of diet quality, namely the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) and the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010), with malnutrition among community-dwelling older adults in Spain. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of data from 1921 adults aged >= 60 years from the Seniors-ENRICA-1 (SE-1) study, and 2652 adults aged >= 65 years from the Seniors-ENRICA-2 (SE-2) study. Habitual food consumption was assessed through a validated diet history. Malnutrition was defined according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) phenotypic criteria. Statistical analyses were performed with logistic regression with adjustment for socioeconomic and lifestyle variables as well as for total energy and protein intake. Results The prevalence of malnutrition in the SE-1 study was 9.5% (95% confidence interval: 8.2 to 10.9) and 11.7% (10.5 to 13.9) in the SE-2. Adherence to the MEDAS score was associated with lower prevalence of malnutrition [pooled odds ratio for high (>= 9 points) vs. low adherence (< 7 points): 0.64 (0.48-0.84); p-trend < 0.001]. Higher adherence to the AHEI-2010 also showed an inverse association with malnutrition (pooled odds ratio for quartile 4 vs. 1: 0.65 (0.49-0.86); p-trend 0.006). Among the individual components, higher consumption of fish and long-chain n-3 fatty acids in MEDAS and AHEI-2010, and of vegetables and nuts and legumes in AHEI-2010, and lower intake of trans-fat and sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice in AHEI-2010 were independently associated with lower odds of malnutrition. Conclusion Adherence to high diet-quality patterns was associated with lower frequency of malnutrition among older adults. Clinical trial registry ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02804672. June 17, 2016.; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03541135. May 30, 2018.

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AdherenceAgedAged, 80 and overAlternative healthy eating indexCross-sectional studiesDietDiet qualityDiet, mediterraneanFemaleFrailtGlim criteriaHealthHumansIndependent livingMaleMalnutritionMediterranean dietMetaanalysisMiddle agedOlder adultOlder adultsPatternsRiskSpainValidity

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal BMC Geriatrics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geriatrics and Gerontology.

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-06:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (LOPEZ GARCIA, ESTHER).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been LOPEZ GARCIA, ESTHER.