The effect of the nutritional status and dietary inflammatory index on frailty and activities of daily living in geriatric outpatients.

Background: It has been reported that the inflammatory process plays a role in the pathophysiology of frailty in elderly individuals and that diet is effective in regulating chronic inflammation.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of nutritional status and dietary inflammatory index on frailty and activities of daily living in the elderly.

Method: A cross-sectional study in a hospital in Turkey has been carried out with 187 over the age of 65 who presented to the geriatric outpatient clinic participants.

Relationship between nutritional status, anxiety, and depression in hospitalized diabetic patients in Turkey.

Objective: Anxiety and depression often coexist in patients with chronic diseases. We evaluated the nutritional status of diabetic patients and its relationship to anxiety and depression.

Methods: Demographic, clinical information (disease duration, treatment, hospitalization), and anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist, and hip circumference) were recorded.