Short screener for low protein intake in old age

Development and validation of a short food questionnaire to screen for low protein intake in community-dwelling older adults: the Protein Screener 55+ (Pro55+)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29594

Enrollment

1911

Registered

2017-10-25

Start date

2017-10-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

screener, protein intake, old age, elderly, aged, undernutrition, malnutrition, protein energy malnutrition

Interventions

No intervention, this is an observational study design

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We used data of 1348 older men and women (56-101 y) of the LASA study (the Netherlands) to develop the questionnaire and data of 563 older men and women (55-71 y) of the HELIUS study (the Netherlands) for external validation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Missing values on more than 11 the FFQ questions, missing data on BMI, use of meal replacement shakes on more than two weekdays per week, and implausible energy intake (3500 kcal for women and 4000 kcal for men).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
No primary outcomes, this is an observational study design	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcomes, this is an observational study design	—

Contacts

Public ContactHanneke A.H. Wijnhoven

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Department of Health Sciences

Hanneke.wijnhoven@vu.nl+31 (0)20 5989951

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)