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. 2022 Sep;41(9):2096-2104.
doi: 10.1177/07334648221099278. Epub 2022 May 3.

Impact on the Nutritional and Functional Status of Older Mexican Adults in the Absence of Recreational Activities due to COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study From 2018 to 2021

Jaime Alberto Bricio-Barrios  1 , Mónica Ríos-Silva  2 , Miguel Huerta  3 , Rosa Yolitzy Cárdenas-María  3 , Alondra Elizabeth García-Ibáñez  1 , María Guadalupe Díaz-Mendoza  1 , Héctor Mariano Jiménez-Leal  1 , Liz Argelia Chávez-Torres  1 , Liliana Islas-Piza  1 , Shelem García-García  1 , Mario Del Toro-Equihua  1 , Ricardo García-Rodríguez  1 , Karla Berenice Carrazco-Peña  1 , Fátima López-Alcaraz  1 , Xóchitl Trujillo  3
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Impact on the Nutritional and Functional Status of Older Mexican Adults in the Absence of Recreational Activities due to COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study From 2018 to 2021

Jaime Alberto Bricio-Barrios et al. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

A longitudinal study, from 2018 to 2021, identified impacts on the nutritional and functional status of older adults when face-to-face activities at a social assistance center in Mexico were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 71 older adults were evaluated at three different periods: 18 months prior, three months before the pandemic, and 12 months after the onset of the pandemic. Seventy-one older adults completed follow up. Anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, physical tests, and health screening for malnutrition, dependence, and physical frailty, were evaluated. There was a significant decrease in lean body mass and body water in the older adults assessed, in addition to a significant reduction in the frailty scale and gait speed. Finally, a significant reduction in ingested energy and several nutrients such as protein, and carbohydrates, was found, yet an increase in sugar and cholesterol intake was noted.

Keywords: COVID-19; functional status; nutritional status; older adults.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Structure of the longitudinal study.
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Figure 2.
Dietary and clinical comparison between evaluation periods of older adults. The graphs represent the comparison of (A) frailty score, (B) gait speed and handgrip strength in females (C) and males (D) in the study participants. Dotted line represents the normal cut-off points for older adults. Data are presented as median and quartiles. Significance determined using Wilcoxon test.
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