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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Epidemiological studies often examine individual dietary factors, but combinations with nutritional status require more investigation.
  • Understanding these combined effects is crucial for improving patient prognosis and public health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between combined dietary patterns, nutritional status, and mortality risk in adults over 60.
  • To identify specific dietary and nutritional factors influencing all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CCVD) mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized unsupervised K-means clustering to categorize participants based on dietary and nutritional profiles.
  • Employed Cox proportional risk and competing risk models to analyze mortality risks.
  • Accounted for complex sampling designs and adjusted for baseline characteristics and chronic conditions.

Main Results:

  • A total of 12,724 participants aged >60 were analyzed, with 6.99% dying from cancer and 10.47% from CCVD.
  • Higher Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Healthy Eating Index (HEI) were associated with reduced all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
  • Higher Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) showed an increased risk of mortality. Cluster analysis revealed elevated mortality risks in specific population groups.

Conclusions:

  • Combined nutritional status and dietary patterns significantly impact mortality risk in older US adults.
  • Diets characterized by high HEI and low DII are protective, while maintaining adequate nutritional status is vital.
  • Specific population clusters identified indicate higher vulnerability to mortality, warranting targeted interventions.