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Gajda R, Raczkowska E, Sobieszczańska M, Noculak Ł, Szymala-Pędzik M, Godyla-Jabłoński M. Diet Quality Variation among Polish Older Adults: Association with Selected Metabolic Diseases, Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2878. [PMID: 36833574 PMCID: PMC9957466 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
A lot of civilization diseases are related to a low-quality diet, which is often determined by environmental factors. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the quality of diet and the selected metabolic diseases, as well as demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status among Polish seniors. The study was conducted on the basis of the KomPAN questionnaire (Questionnaire for Dietary Views and Habits). The research sample was chosen arbitrarily. In addition, in order to diversify the research sample, the use of the snowball method was used. The study was conducted from June to September 2019 in a group of 437 people aged 60 or more years in two regions of Poland. Two diet quality indices with a potentially beneficial (pHDI-10) and adverse impact on health (pHDI-14) were selected based on data on the frequency of consumption of 24 food groups using the KomPAN questionnaire data development procedure. Based on the intensities (low, moderate, high) and combinations of these indices, three diet quality index profiles were developed with potentially different influences on health: lower (lowest), middle (intermediate) and upper (highest). Logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between diet quality indices, some metabolic diseases (obesity, arterial hypertension, diabetes type 2), demographic characteristics (gender, age, place of residence), and socioeconomic status (low, moderate, high). It was shown that in the examined seniors with selected metabolic diseases, the higher quality diet was more common among women, urban inhabitants and subjects with higher socioeconomic status. In turn, among the elderly with obesity, a high-quality diet was observed more often in people aged 60-74 years and those with type II diabetes at ages 75 years or more. The relationships between diet quality, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status were demonstrated, but it was not possible to obtain unambiguous results on the relationship of these variables with the occurrence of metabolic diseases. Further extended studies should assess the importance of diet quality in reducing the risk of metabolic diseases in the elderly, taking into account the variability resulting from the environmental characteristics of the study population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robert Gajda
- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinic Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicines, Wrocław Medical University, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 66, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinic Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicines, Wrocław Medical University, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 66, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinic Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicines, Wrocław Medical University, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 66, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
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Gołębiowska J, Szymala-Pędzik M, Żórawska J, Sobieszczańska M, Agrawal S. Identification of Factors Affecting the Increased Percentage of CGA Recommendations among Patients on Geriatric Ward. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2065. [PMID: 36767432 PMCID: PMC9915924 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In Poland, the elderly population is noticeably increasing every year. Therefore, the current healthcare system has to rise to the challenge of treatment and prevention strategies targeting elderly persons. Based on the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13 scale), consisting of international and validated scales, we put effort into identifying the factors affecting the increased percentage of CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) recommendations by healthcare system physicians. The study group involved 78 patients from the Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland, aged 60-91 (median Me = 81 years old). Of the studied patients, 51 were recommended for CGA (51/78; 64.6%). A statistically significant association was observed between CGA recommendation and age (p < 0.001); the likelihood of a CGA recommendation increased with age. Furthermore, the increased CGA recommendation was observed among geriatric patients with: (a) frailty syndrome (OR = 11.2, CI95% 2.88-43.5, p < 0.001), (b) high risk of malnutrition or malnutrition (OR = 3.87; CI95%, 1.00-14.9, p = 0.04), (c) low mental status (OR = 3.32, CI95% 1.22-9.09, p = 0.029), (d) low ability to perform basic daily duties (according to ADL scale-OR = 12.6, CI95% 1.57-101, p = 0.004 and IADL scale-OR = 4.71, CI95% 1.72-12.9, p = 0.003), and (e) fall risk (OR = 15.0, CI95% 4.67-48.3, p < 0.001). Moreover, homocysteine levels increased with age (p = 0.003) and decreased with sleep duration (p = 0.043). Taken together, all these factors seem to be important when implementing treatment programs adjusted to the individual geriatric patient.
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- Justyna Gołębiowska
- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteur 4 Street, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteur 4 Street, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteur 4 Street, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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Sebastian A, Madziarski M, Madej M, Proc K, Szymala-Pędzik M, Żórawska J, Gronek M, Morgiel E, Kujawa K, Skarupski M, Trocha M, Rola P, Gawryś J, Letachowicz K, Doroszko A, Adamik B, Kaliszewski K, Kiliś-Pstrusińska K, Matera-Witkiewicz A, Pomorski M, Protasiewicz M, Sokołowski J, Jankowska EA, Madziarska K. The Usefulness of the COVID-GRAM Score in Predicting the Outcomes of Study Population with COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12537. [PMID: 36231836 PMCID: PMC9566437 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-GRAM is a clinical risk rating score for predicting the prognosis of hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients. AIM Our study aimed to evaluate the use of the COVID-GRAM score in patients with COVID-19 based on the data from the COronavirus in the LOwer Silesia (COLOS) registry. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group (834 patients of Caucasian patients) was retrospectively divided into three arms according to the risk achieved on the COVID-GRAM score calculated at the time of hospital admission (between February 2020 and July 2021): low, medium, and high risk. The Omnibus chi-square test, Fisher test, and Welch ANOVA were used in the statistical analysis. Post-hoc analysis for continuous variables was performed using Tukey's correction with the Games-Howell test. Additionally, the ROC analysis was performed over time using inverse probability of censorship (IPCW) estimation. The GRAM-COVID score was estimated from the time-dependent area under the curve (AUC). RESULTS Most patients (65%) had a low risk of complications on the COVID-GRAM scale. There were 113 patients in the high-risk group (13%). In the medium- and high-risk groups, comorbidities occurred statistically significantly more often, e.g., hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and flutter, heart failure, valvular disease, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), compared to low-risk tier subjects. These individuals were also patients with a higher incidence of neurological and cardiac complications in the past. Low saturation of oxygen values on admission, changes in C-reactive protein, leukocytosis, hyperglycemia, and procalcitonin level were associated with an increased risk of death during hospitalization. The troponin level was an independent mortality factor. A change from low to medium category reduced the overall survival probability by more than 8 times and from low to high by 25 times. The factor with the strongest impact on survival was the absence of other diseases. The medium-risk patient group was more likely to require dialysis during hospitalization. The need for antibiotics was more significant in the high-risk group on the GRAM score. CONCLUSION The COVID-GRAM score corresponds well with total mortality. The factor with the strongest impact on survival was the absence of other diseases. The worst prognosis was for patients who were unconscious during admission. Patients with higher COVID-GRAM score were significantly less likely to return to full health during follow-up. There is a continuing need to develop reliable, easy-to-adopt tools for stratifying the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Agata Sebastian
- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 4 Street, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 4 Street, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Angiology, Hypertension and Diabetology, University Hospital, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Statistical Analysis Centre, Wroclaw Medical University, K. Marcinkowski Street 2-6, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego Street 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wroclaw Medical University, Mikulicz-Radecki Street 2, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Provincial Specialized Hospital, Iwaszkiewicza 5 Street, 59-220 Legnica, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Internal and Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Internal and Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of General, Minimally Invasive and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Screening of Biological Activity Assays and Collection of Biological Material Laboratory, Wroclaw Medical University Biobank, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department and Clinic of Cardiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
- Institute of Heart Diseases, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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Szymala-Pędzik M, Żórawska J, Ciach J. Drugs Dosing in Geriatric Patients Depending on Kidney Function Estimated by MDRD and Cockroft-Gault Formulas. Clin Interv Aging 2021; 16:2057-2067. [PMID: 34916788 PMCID: PMC8672121 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s313196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction According to the current data, regardless of the method used to estimate GFR, the differences between the obtained results should be insignificant and do not imply therapeutic decisions. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the eGFR results with the estimated creatinine clearance score calculated according to the Cockroft-Gault equation, and to assess the significance of the difference between these two results. Sample and Methods A study group was constituted of 115 patients, of whom 76 were women and 39 men at the age range of 55–93 years, with a median of 79 years. The study analyzed differences in the assessment of kidney function by comparing the results of eGFR assessed by MDRD method obtained from the laboratory with the calculated values of creatinine clearance using the Cockroft-Gault formula, and examining the correlation between the difference D = eGFR -eClCr and BMI and body surface. Results In the entire group of patients (N = 115), the significant statistical difference was found between eGFR and eClCr. In the subgroup of patients (N = 45) with the lower baseline eGFR <60, there was no significant difference between eGFR and eClCr, while in the subgroup of patients with baseline eGFR ≥60 (N = 75), there was a significant difference between eGFR and eClCr. The study showed that based on the estimated GFR using both methods (C-G and MDRD), 29.2% and 32.4% of patients, respectively, were incorrectly assigned to given stage of chronic kidney disease. Conclusion Proper assessment of kidney function is very important in order to properly drugs dosing, especially to adjust the doses of drugs metabolized by the kidneys in order to avoid or minimize their nephrotoxic effects.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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