| Title: |
Protein intake, physical activity and grip strength in European and North American community-dwelling older adults: a pooled analysis of individual participant data from four longitudinal ageing cohorts |
| Authors: |
Mendonca N; Hengeveld LM; Presse N; Canhao H; Simonsick EM; Kritchevsky SB; Farsijani S; Gaudreau P; Jagger C; Visser M |
| Source: |
British Journal of Nutrition, 2022 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Newcastle University Library ePrints Service |
| Description: |
© The Authors 2022. Introduction: Higher dietary protein, alone or in combination with physical activity (PA), may slow the loss of age-related muscle strength in older adults. We investigated the longitudinal relationship between protein intake and grip strength, and the interaction between protein intake and PA, using four longitudinal ageing cohorts. Methods: Individual participant data from 5584 older adults (52% women; median: 75, IQR: 71.6, 79.0 years) with up to 8.5 years (mean: 4.9, SD: 2.3 years) of follow-up from the Health ABC, NuAge, LASA and Newcastle 85+ cohorts were pooled. Baseline protein intake was assessed with food frequency questionnaires and 24h recalls and categorized into |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
https://eprints.ncl.ac.uk/283001; https://eprints.ncl.ac.uk/fulltext.aspx?url=283001/2CF05C49-70A4-4799-956B-8AE2D45BEDFB.pdf&pub_id=283001 |
| Availability: |
https://eprints.ncl.ac.uk/283001 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CB83ADC |
| Database: |
BASE |