Differences in overall mortality in the elderly may be explained by diet.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Although a relationship between diet and mortality is well recognized, there is little information on the extent to which different food sources contribute to survival in elderly people. OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of individual food groups on mortality in institutionalized elderly people from Asturias (Northern Spain) after 6 years of follow-up. METHOD:The dietary intake of 288 elderly people aged 60-85 years was assessed using a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Age, gender, energy intake, chewing ability, hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, physical activity, smoking habit, self-perceived health, education level and the institution from which participants were recruited were covariates in Cox regression models analyzing the effect of food on survival. RESULTS:Fruit intake was found to be inversely associated with overall mortality. Multivariate adjusted mortality rate ratio (95% CI) per 1 SD increase in fruit intake was 0.714 (0.519-0.981). On the contrary, each 1 SD of potato intake led to a 32% higher risk of death (RR (95% CI) = 1.319 (1.033-1.685)). CONCLUSION:A high intake of fruit late in life was associated with a longer survival. An inverse association between potato intake and survival was also observed, but further research is necessary before any firm conclusions about the possible harmful aspects of potato consumption can be drawn.

journal_name

Gerontology

journal_title

Gerontology

authors

González S,Huerta JM,Fernández S,Patterson AM,Lasheras C

doi

10.1159/000135069

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-01-01 00:00:00

pages

232-7

issue

4

eissn

0304-324X

issn

1423-0003

pii

000135069

journal_volume

54

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