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Relationship Between Dietary Variety and Frailty in Older Japanese Women During the Period of Restriction on Outings Due to COVID-19

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  • Naoto Otaki
  • Megumu Yano
  • Miyuki Yokoro
  • Norikazu Tanino
  • Keisuke Fukuo
  • James Raymo

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ObjectivesTo investigate the relationship between diet and frailty in community-dwelling older adults during the period of restriction on outings due to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).MethodA mail survey targeting adults aged 65 years or older, including questions on sex, age, height, weight, and social participation, was conducted in May 2020. The participants’ dietary variety score and frailty score were then calculated.ResultsOverall, 322 women aged 65 years or older and who were living in the community were recruited for the study; 253 were finally analyzed. The mean age of the 253 participants was 80.0 ± 6.4 years. The dietary variety score and frailty scores were significantly correlated in the linear regression analysis (β: −0.224, p

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  • Naoto Otaki & Megumu Yano & Miyuki Yokoro & Norikazu Tanino & Keisuke Fukuo & James Raymo, 2021. "Relationship Between Dietary Variety and Frailty in Older Japanese Women During the Period of Restriction on Outings Due to COVID-19," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 76(7), pages 256-262.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:76:y:2021:i:7:p:e256-e262.
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