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Eichholzer, M.* ; Richard, A.* ; Walser-Domjan, E.* ; Linseisen, J. ; Rohrmann, S.*

Urinary phytoestrogen levels and frailty in older American women of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002: A cross-sectional study.

Ann. Nutr. Metab. 63, 269-276 (2013)
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Background/Aims: A deficit of various hormones during the process of aging and/or a heightened inflammatory state may be causally linked to the development of frailty. Phytoestrogens as weak estrogens, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory agents may counteract this process. Methods: In a cross-sectional study including two cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, i.e. 1999-2002), logistic regression was used to analyze the association between urinary concentrations of isoflavones and lignans and frailty in 600 females aged 50 years or older (median age 66.5 years). Participants were classified as 'frail' (meeting 3 or more of the 5 frailty criteria), 'prefrail' (meeting 1 or 2 of the criteria), or 'robust' (meeting none of the criteria). Four percent were frail. Results: For all of the phytoestrogens considered, the unadjusted OR were lower than 1 but generally not statistically significant aside from the association with O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA) (OR = 0.76; 95% CI 0.61-0.92). Multivariate analysis did not attenuate this finding (OR = 0.74; 95% CI 0.61-0.90). Conclusions: This first analysis of the relationship between phytoestrogens and frailty revealed an inverse association between urinary O-DMA levels and frailty in women. However, the number of frail women was low. Although this finding may be confounded or biased, it seems worthwhile to intensify research on the potential preventive effects of O-DMA.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Frailty ; Phytoestrogens ; National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey ; Elderly Women; Postmenopausal Women; Community; Countries; Equol; Soy; Age; Prevalence; Estrogens; Exposure; Disease
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0250-6807
e-ISSN 1421-9697
Journal Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Quellenangaben Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 269-276 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Karger
Publishing Place Basel
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology II (EPI2)