Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life
Objectives: Our study evaluated the independent and overall associations of vegetable and fruit consumption at midlife with the likelihood of physical frailty in later life. We also investigated whether specific nutrients in these foods could have accounted for these associations, if present. Design...
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| description | Objectives: Our study evaluated the independent and overall associations of vegetable and fruit consumption at midlife with the likelihood of physical frailty in later life. We also investigated whether specific nutrients in these foods could have accounted for these associations, if present. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: A population-based cohort of Chinese adults followed over a period of 20 years in Singapore. Participants: We used data from 11,959 subjects who participated in the baseline (1993–1998) and follow-up 3 (2014–2017) interviews of the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Measurements: At baseline, dietary intake was evaluated using a validated food frequency questionnaire. During the follow-up 3 visits, physical frailty was assessed using a modified Cardiovascular Health Study phenotype that included weakness, slowness, exhaustion and weight loss. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations with physical frailty. Results: Participants had mean ages of 52 years at baseline, and 72 years at follow-up 3. Baseline intake of vegetables, but not of fruits, showed a dose-dependent inverse relationship with physical frailty at follow-up 3 (Ptrend = 0.001). Compared to participants in the lowest quintile of vegetable intake, those in the highest quintile had reduced odds of frailty [OR (95% CI): 0.73 (0.60−0.89)]. Among the components of physical frailty, vegetable intake had the strongest inverse association with weakness defined by handgrip strength [OR (95% CI) between extreme quintiles: 0.62 (0.52−0.73); Ptrend < 0.001]. In models that were individually adjusted for nutrients, the vegetable-frailty association was attenuated and no longer statistically significant after adjusting for the intake of β-carotene, lutein, folate, α-carotene, and isothiocyanates. Conclusion: : Increased midlife intake of vegetables was associated with reduced odds of physical frailty in later life, and the intake of β-carotene, lutein, folate, α-carotene, and isothiocyanates could have accounted for this association. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf890ddce23749b7880b44d38bdbdb222024-11-22T07:36:31ZengElsevierThe Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging1760-47882024-11-012811100374Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later lifeKevin Yiqiang Chua0Huiqi Li1Li-Ting Sheng2Wee-Shiong Lim3Woon-Puay Koh4Integrative Sciences and Engineering Programme, NUS Graduate School, National University of Singapore, SingaporeHealthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Geriatrics and Active Aging, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeHealthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore; Corresponding author.Objectives: Our study evaluated the independent and overall associations of vegetable and fruit consumption at midlife with the likelihood of physical frailty in later life. We also investigated whether specific nutrients in these foods could have accounted for these associations, if present. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: A population-based cohort of Chinese adults followed over a period of 20 years in Singapore. Participants: We used data from 11,959 subjects who participated in the baseline (1993–1998) and follow-up 3 (2014–2017) interviews of the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Measurements: At baseline, dietary intake was evaluated using a validated food frequency questionnaire. During the follow-up 3 visits, physical frailty was assessed using a modified Cardiovascular Health Study phenotype that included weakness, slowness, exhaustion and weight loss. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations with physical frailty. Results: Participants had mean ages of 52 years at baseline, and 72 years at follow-up 3. Baseline intake of vegetables, but not of fruits, showed a dose-dependent inverse relationship with physical frailty at follow-up 3 (Ptrend = 0.001). Compared to participants in the lowest quintile of vegetable intake, those in the highest quintile had reduced odds of frailty [OR (95% CI): 0.73 (0.60−0.89)]. Among the components of physical frailty, vegetable intake had the strongest inverse association with weakness defined by handgrip strength [OR (95% CI) between extreme quintiles: 0.62 (0.52−0.73); Ptrend < 0.001]. In models that were individually adjusted for nutrients, the vegetable-frailty association was attenuated and no longer statistically significant after adjusting for the intake of β-carotene, lutein, folate, α-carotene, and isothiocyanates. Conclusion: : Increased midlife intake of vegetables was associated with reduced odds of physical frailty in later life, and the intake of β-carotene, lutein, folate, α-carotene, and isothiocyanates could have accounted for this association.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770724004615FrailtyDietVegetableFruitAgeing |
| spellingShingle | Kevin Yiqiang Chua Huiqi Li Li-Ting Sheng Wee-Shiong Lim Woon-Puay Koh Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging Frailty Diet Vegetable Fruit Ageing |
| title | Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| title_full | Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| title_fullStr | Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| title_short | Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| title_sort | intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life |
| topic | Frailty Diet Vegetable Fruit Ageing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770724004615 |
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