Interactions of Mediterranean Diet, Obesity, Polypharmacy, Depression and Systemic Inflammation with Frailty Status
Symeon Panagiotakis, Panagiotis G. Simos, Maria Basta, Ioannis Zaganas, Garyfalia S. Perysinaki, Ioannis Akoumianakis, Chariklia Tziraki, Christos Lionis, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Dimitrios Boumpas
Abstract
Older age, depression symptoms, polypharmacy, waist circumference, poor adherence to Mediterranean diet and IL-6 plasma levels are associated with increased frailty.
Topics & Concepts
PolypharmacyMedicineWaistMediterranean dietGeriatric Depression ScaleCohortDepression (economics)Internal medicineObesityGerontologyCohort studyCognitionPsychiatryDepressive symptomsEconomicsMacroeconomicsFrailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingNutritional Studies and Diet