title: Anthropometric indices and dietary intake: prospective determinants of geriatric cognitive impairment?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the magnitude of elderly (aged 60-85 years) persons with cognitive impairment and its relation with their dietary and anthropometric status.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study. The cognitive status of the subjects was screened using the Mini Mental Score Examination (MMSE). The binary logistic regression coefficients were ascertained for determining the association of predictors like MMSE score, body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with the age of the subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Government hospitals, Vadodara, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Geriatric subjects (n = 50) aged 60-85 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the elderly subjects was around 68 years old. The majority of subjects fell into the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) category, with Grade I obesity. We noted significant correlations (p < 0.05; p < 0.01) with energy, protein, vitamin B12, WHR and BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cognitive abnormalities doubly elevate with advancing age, with decreased intake of dietary nutrients. The cognitive assessment undertaken focused on this rampant under-diagnosed cognition. The burgeoning prodromal insidious stage of cognitive impairment demands rapid diagnosis for preserving mental health, or else severe deterioration takes over, leading to compromised mental abilities in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Research Scholar, Department of Foods and Nutrition, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India aaditi.ag@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aditika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Komal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Ex-Officiating Medical Officer, University Health Centre, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinglot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014805:Vitamin B 12
keywords: Anthropometry; cognitive assessment; cognitive impairment; elderly; geriatrics; nutrition; obesity