Publications by authors named "K Imataka"
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- This study explores the relationship between the habit of eating vegetables first and functional capacity in older adults with diabetes, aiming to see if the vegetable-eating habit is positively associated with better functional abilities.
- Researchers included 346 patients aged 60 and older at a Japanese hospital, categorizing their eating patterns and evaluating their functional capacity using a standardized questionnaire.
- The results showed that prioritizing vegetables in meals was significantly linked to higher functional capacity, suggesting that this dietary habit may have benefits for older adults with diabetes.
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- - The study aimed to assess how common cachexia is among elderly patients with diabetes and chronic diseases using the AWGC criteria.
- - Out of 242 diabetic patients aged 65 and older, 16.5% were found to have cachexia, linked to factors like age, type 1 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and physical frailty.
- - The findings emphasize the importance of recognizing cachexia in older diabetics with chronic conditions, highlighting the need for awareness of its associated risk factors.
[Undernutrition and sarcopenic obesity according to the GLIM criteria phenotype in elderly patients with diabetes].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
September 2024
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of malnutrition and sarcopenic obesity in elderly patients with diabetes according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) phenotypes.
Methods: The subjects were outpatients with diabetes who were ≥65 years of age and were managed at Ise Red Cross Hospital. Undernutrition was assessed and categorized into the following GLIM criteria phenotypes: (1) no undernutrition, (2) undernutrition (weight loss or low body mass index [BMI]/no low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index [ASMI]), (3) undernutrition (no weight loss or no low BMI/low ASMI), and (4) undernutrition (weight loss or low BMI/low ASMI).
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- The study aimed to explore how eating vegetables first might affect cognitive function in elderly diabetic patients.
- Researchers analyzed data from 358 patients, categorizing their vegetable-first meals and assessing cognitive decline through a dementia checklist.
- Results indicated that those who had vegetables first at meals had a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment, but there was no significant link to dementia.
Objective: To examine the relationship between the type and number of social participation events and the cognitive function in elderly patients with diabetes.
Methods: The subjects were diabetic outpatients of ≥60 years of age who were managed at Ise Red Cross Hospital. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia were assessed using a self-administered dementia checklist.