Pro-inflammatory diet, frailty and sarcopenia: a study with older people in outpatient care

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Gabriela Benatti de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Yogi, Cintia Midori, Vidigal, Fernanda de Carvalho, Lima, Daniela Braga, Paulino, Alice Helena de Souza, Brito, Tábatta Renata Pereira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/24488
• topic: Sarcopenia; Inflamação; Fragilidade.; Sarcopenia; Inflammation; Frailty.; Sarcopenia; Inflamación; Fragilidad.

Objectives: To analyze the relationship between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), sarcopenia, and frailty syndrome in older people. Methods: A cross-sectional, non-probabilistic study was carried out with 135 older people, attended by a general outpatient clinic. The older people were classified in relation to sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. The frailty classification was made through self-referred questions. The calculation of the DII was made using the iOS application IF RATING®. Association analysis was performed using multiple logistic regression. Results: Of the 135 older people evaluated, 17.78% were classified as sarcopenic and 47.41% as frail. No association was observed between the most inflammatory DII and sarcopenia. Regarding frailty syndrome, older people with a more inflammatory DII were more likely to be frail (OR=3.64; 95%CI=1.24-10.70). Discussion: These results could stimulate actions to promote an anti-inflammatory diet, with a view to preventing frailty in older people.