Elderly are at greater risk of dietary insufficiency due to age-related increases in nutrient requirements concomitant with a reduction in energy requirements, decreases in appetite and energy intake. Currently there is a gap in knowledge of the factors that are associated with malnutrition in the elderly in Singapore. In addition, there is no "reference" database on anthropometric measurements and biochemical indices for elderly with a range of nutrition status in Singapore. Thus, the objectives of this cross-sectional study are to examine factors influencing nutritional status and to determine the reference values for anthropometric and biochemical measurements related to nutritional status for community-dwelling elderly in Singapore.
This is a cross-sectional study. Measurements will be taken at baseline for elderly with normal nutrition (n = 400) and elderly who are at risk of under nutrition (n = 800).. These measurements will be used to examine factors influencing nutritional status and to create a "reference" database for anthropometric and biochemical measurements related to nutritional status for use in clinical practice.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
Marine Parade Polyclinic
Singapore, Singapore
Bedok Polyclinic
Singapore, Singapore
Tampines Polyclinic
Singapore, Singapore
Changi General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
MUST
Malnutrition risk using Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
Time frame: Baseline
Body weight, fat mass, fat free mass
Body weight, fat mass, fat free mass in kilograms will be measured using Tanita MC-780
Time frame: Baseline
Pre-albumin
Pre-albumin in mg/dL will be measured using Cobas
Time frame: Baseline
Albumin and total protein
Albumin and total protein in g/L will be measured using Cobas
Time frame: Baseline
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