作者
Ahmed F Jaafar, William K Gray, Bob Porter, Elizabeth J Turnbull, Richard W Walker
发表日期
2010/12
期刊
BMC neurology
卷号
10
页码范围
1-6
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have an increased risk of under-nutrition, but we are unaware of any population based prevalence studies of under-nutrition in PD. The main objective of this study was to identify the prevalence, and nature, of under-nutrition in a representative population of people with PD.
Methods
People diagnosed with idiopathic PD from within two PD prevalence study sites in North-East England were asked to participate in this study. Those who participated (n = 136) were assessed using a number of standard rating scales including Hoehn & Yahr stage and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Body mass index (BMI), mid-arm circumference (MAC), triceps skin fold thickness (TSF) and grip strength were recorded together with social and demographic information.
Results …
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