Sex differences in the association between social frailty and diet quality among older adults in Spain
Social frailty was associated with poor diet quality in community-dwelling older men, but not in women in Spain. Gender differences in self-care could partly explain this association. Sex-specific interventions are required to minimize the impact of social frailty on diet quality.
Authors
- Lucía Carcedo-Argüelles
- Francisco Félix Caballero-Díaz
- María del Mar Fernández-Álvarez
- Alberto Lana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-8805)
- Sara Llamas-Fernández
- Esther López-Garcı́a
- Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
Institutions
- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (ES)
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The journal of nutrition health & aging
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100346
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63