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Dietary Inflammatory Index and Associations with Sarcopenia Symptomology in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Nutrients, Vol.14(24), pp.1-12
2022
PMCID: PMC9787040
PMID: 36558478
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Low-grade systemic inflammation is a key driver of muscle degeneration in older adults, and diets with pro-inflammatory properties may further contribute to loss of muscle mass, strength and function. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the associations between the inflammatory potential of the diet and measures of sarcopenia symptomology in community-dwelling older adults. Upper (handgrip strength, HGS) and lower extremity (sit-to-stand) muscle strength, physical performance (timed-up-and-go, TUG) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) was assessed according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People version 2 (EWGSOP2) criteria. Multiple 24-hr dietary recalls were used to calculate the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), which was then used to group participants into anti- and pro-inflammatory dietary groups. Multiple linear regression investigated associations between DII, muscle strength, physical performance, and muscle quantity adjusted for age, gender, comorbidities, waist circumference and physical activity. Adults 65–85 years (n = 110, 72.1 ± 4.7 years, 76.4% female) were recruited. One participant was identified with sarcopenia, 35.2% were pre-frail, or frail. More participants with a pro-inflammatory DII score had low muscle quantity than those with anti-inflammatory DII (3.4% vs. 6.4%, x2 = 4.537, p = 0.043) and DII was negatively associated with HGS (β = −0.157, p = 0.016) and ASM (β = −0.176, p = 0.002) which remained significant after adjusting for covariates. In this population, DII was associated with less favorable muscle strength, physical performance, and muscle quantity.
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- Title
- Dietary Inflammatory Index and Associations with Sarcopenia Symptomology in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
- Authors
- Corey Linton (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyHattie H Wright (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyDaniel P Wadsworth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyMia A Schaumberg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Nutrients, Vol.14(24), pp.1-12
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu14245319
- ISSN
- 2072-6643
- PMID
- 36558478; PMC9787040
- Copyright note
- © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Biomedicine; School of Health - Nursing; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99695749602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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