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W o r l d C o n g r e s s o n
Nutrition, Dietetics
and Nutraceuticals
F e b r u a r y 2 5 - 2 6 , 2 0 1 9
P r a g u e , C z e c h R e p u b l i c
World Nutrition 2019
B
oth inflammation and poor nutritional status are major risk factors of
frailty, and the dietary inflammatory index (DII) has been suggested as
being associated with the risk of frailty. The present study aimed to investigate
whether DII scores were positively associated with the risk of frailty in older
people, particularly those with poor nutritional status. In total, 321 community-
dwelling older people aged 70-85 years were recruited and categorized as
non-frail, pre-frail, and frail according to the cardiovascular health study index.
DII scores were calculated based on 24 h dietary recall, and nutritional status
was assessed using the mini nutritional assessment. Multinomial logistic
regression analysis showed that DII scores were positively associated with the
risk of frailty in older people, particularly those with poor nutritional status.
Among the frailty criteria, weight loss, low walking speed, and low grip strength
were associated with DII scores. In addition, the optimal DII cut-off score for
frailty was ≥0.93 (sensitivity 71%; speci city: 72%; AUC=0.792). The present
study showed that a pro-inflammatory diet was associated with increased
risk of frailty, particularly in older people with poor nutritional status. Future
randomized controlled trials with a low DII diet for the prevention of frailty are
needed to con rm our nding.
Biography
Yongsoon Park has completed her PhD from the Department
of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Washington State
University, and Postdoctoral Studies from Endocrine Research
Unit, Mayo Clinic. She is a Professor in the Department of Food
and Nutrition at Hanyang University, and the Director of Korean
Living Science Research Center. She has published more than
120 papers in reputed journals, and has been serving as an
Editorial Board Member of Nutrition Research.
yongsoon@hanyang.ac.krThe dietary inflammatory index and frailty risk in older
people with poor nutritional status
Yongsoon Park and Doyeon Kim
Hanyang University, Korea
Yongsoon Park et al., J Clin Nutr Diet 2019, Volume: 5
DOI: 10.4172/2472-1921-C1-006