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Table 3 Associations between changes in DASH1 scores from baseline to follow-up 3 and physical frailty

From: Diet quality from mid to late life and its association with physical frailty in late life in a cohort of Chinese adults

 

Change in DASH scores categories

 

Consistently low

(< 3% change and ≤ median DASH at both timepoints)

Large decrease

(> 10% decrease)

Small decrease

(3–10% decrease)

Small increase

(3–10% increase)

Large increase

(> 10% increase)

Consistently high

(< 3% change and > median DASH at both timepoints)

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Cases / N

243/1512

628/3377

298/1820

217/1659

309/2699

171/1513

Model 1 2

1.00

1.09 (0.92, 1.30)

1.01 (0.83, 1.23)

0.83 (0.68, 1.03)

0.73 (0.60, 0.88)

0.71 (0.57, 0.89)

Model 2 3

1.00

1.13 (0.95, 1.35)

1.06 (0.87, 1.29)

0.86 (0.70, 1.06)

0.76 (0.63, 0.92)

0.74 (0.59, 0.92)

Model 3 4

1.00

1.12 (0.94, 1.35)

1.10 (0.90, 1.35)

0.86 (0.70, 1.07)

0.78 (0.64, 0.95)

0.74 (0.59, 0.94)

  1. 1 DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
  2. 2 Model 1: adjusted for age at physical tests (years), gender, dialect group (Hokkien, Cantonese), level of education (none, primary, secondary, A-level/university)
  3. 3 Model 2: adjusted for Model 1 and the following variables at baseline: hypertension, angina or heart attack, stroke, diabetes, cancer, alcohol consumption (none, monthly, weekly, daily), smoking history (never, former, current), body mass index (< 18.5, 18.5–22.9, 23.0–27.4, 27.5 + kg/m2), amount of sleep per day (≤ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 + hours), amount of strenuous sports per week (0, 0.5-1, 2–3, 4 + hours), amount of vigorous work per week (0, 0.5-3, 4–6, 7 + hours), amount of moderate activity per week (0, 0.5-1, 2–3, 4–6, 7 + hours), daily energy intake (kcal)
  4. 4 Model 3: adjusted for Model 1 and the following variables at baseline: alcohol consumption, smoking history, body mass index, amount of sleep per day, weekly amount of strenuous sports, vigorous work, moderate activity, daily energy intake; the following variables at follow-up 2: alcohol consumption (none/monthly, weekly, daily) and amount of physical activity per week (0, 0.5-4, 4 + hours); and the following variables at follow-up 3: smoking history, body mass index, amount of sleep per day, and new cases of cancer, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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