Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants were included if they were at least 70 years of age and provided written informed consent. Both men and women were included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they reported to use special equipment to get around; reported difficulties walking a quarter of a mile, climbing up ten steps without resting, or performing basic activities of daily living; had cancer in the past three years; planned to leave the geographic area in the next three years; were enrolled in lifestyle intervention trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 4-year incidence of protein-energy malnutrition | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1-year incidence of protein-energy malnutrition | — |
Contacts
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Department of Health Sciences