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  1. Malnutrition, low diet quality and its risk factors among older adults with low socio-economic status: a scoping review
    Nazri NS, Vanoh D, Leng SK
    Nutr Res Rev, 2021 06;34(1):107-116.
    PMID: 32727634 DOI: 10.1017/S0954422420000189
    Low socio-economic status (SES) is often associated with various health-related problems. Therefore, the present paper aims to review the available literature to identify the prevalence of malnutrition, prevalence of poor diet quality and its associated risk factors among older adults with low SES. A literature search was performed using four databases, namely PubMed, Google Scholar, Springer and Science Direct. The search terms used were 'diet quality', 'nutritional status', 'dietary intake', 'overweight', 'obesity', 'underweight', 'older people' and 'low socioeconomic status (SES)'. The overall prevalence of undernutrition among older adults with low SES worldwide was in the range of 28·9 to 48 %, while overnutrition was reported to be between 8·1 to 28·2 %. In Asia, the prevalence of undernourished older adults ranged from 3 to 64·9 %, while 2·5 to 32·8 % were overnourished. Most of the studies (60 %) included in the present review used BMI as the tool to identify malnutrition, but none of the nutritional screening tools were considered to be the 'gold standard'. For dietary assessment, FFQ and multiple 24 h dietary recall improved the estimation of individual dietary intake. Risk factors for poor diet quality included financial hardship, functional limitation, sex, place of residence, smoking and oral health. Poor nutritional status, especially lack of good-quality diet, and thinness are prevalent among older adults with low SES. Hence, it is important to establish nutrition-related programmes and intervention studies among this group of individuals for improving their health status and quality of life.
  2. Dietary protein intake and its association with physical fitness test among older adults with pre-sarcopenia and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study
    Nazri NS, Mohd Yusoff NN, Vanoh D
    Nutr Health, 2024 Sep 09.
    PMID: 39248203 DOI: 10.1177/02601060241279572
    BACKGROUND: Low protein intake and physical inactivity are factors that associated with muscle deterioration and poor physical performance among older adults.

    AIM: To assess the association between dietary protein intake and physical fitness tests among older adults with pre-sarcopenia and sarcopenia.

    METHODS: A total of 110 older adults were recruited through a convenience sampling method. Data including sociodemography, anthropometry, body composition, medical history, and dietary protein intake were obtained through the interview-administered method.

    RESULTS: Most of the subjects have low household income (

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