Association between vegetarian diet and risk of frailty in Chinese older adults: a prospective study
Huang Y, Jigeer G, Lv Y, Wang K, Ma X, Zou J, Xia R, Shen X, Shi X, Li Y, Gao X. Association between vegetarian diet and risk of frailty in Chinese older adults: a prospective study. BMC Medicine 2025, 23: 352. PMID: 40598166, PMCID: PMC12211529, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04232-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of frailtyChinese older adultsOlder adultsAssociated with higher riskFrailty riskDiet trajectoriesIncident frailtyAssociated with higher risk of frailtyChinese community-dwelling older adultsMultivariable time-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity SurveyPesco-vegetariansCommunity-dwelling older adultsHigher risk of frailtyHazard ratioTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsConfidence intervalsRisk of incident frailtyFree of frailtyFood frequency questionnaireVegetarian dietHigher risk of incident frailtyHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelsLongevity SurveyVegetarian diet and healthy aging among Chinese older adults: a prospective study
Jigeer G, Wang K, Lv Y, Tucker K, Shen X, Chen F, Sun L, Shi X, Li Y, Gao X. Vegetarian diet and healthy aging among Chinese older adults: a prospective study. Npj Aging 2025, 11: 25. PMID: 40169599, PMCID: PMC11961757, DOI: 10.1038/s41514-025-00213-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsHealthy agingDiet qualityChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity SurveyHealth effects of vegetarian dietsOlder Chinese adultsNon-quantitative food frequency questionnaireChinese older adultsHigher diet qualityFood frequency questionnaireOverall health statusEffects of vegetarian dietsHealthy older adultsVegetarian dietLongevity SurveyLifestyle factorsFrequency questionnaireChinese adultsHealth componentDietary patternsHealth effectsAdultsMedian Follow-UpIndividual outcomesFollow-up
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