The study is to evaluate the feasibility of the NLA tool, a combined assessment of nutritional and physical functional status, to provide personalized advice for the independence and mobility of elderly.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
Nutrition status questionnaires will be administered, Physical functional status will be tested
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Tsukuba University
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
NLA Feasibility
Determining the proportion of elderly subjects (by statistical approach) who, according to the NLA result, would qualify for a personalized program to improve their nutritional and physical status
Time frame: Day 1 of Study
The Segmentation of Target Population
Determining the segmentation (defined by cut-off criteria) of these elderly subjects stratified into 3 NLA subgroups according to strength (By measuring upper and lower extremity strength) and endurance performance (By measuring 6 minutes walking distantce) (33% +/- 10% of target group)
Time frame: Day 1 of Study
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