Malnutrition and retinal vascular caliber in the elderly: the POLA study

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 4042 - 4049
• Main Authors: Daien, Vincent, Carriere, Isabelle, Kawasaki, Ryo, Cristol, Jean-Paul, Villain, Max, Fesler, Pierre, Ritchie, Karen, Delcourt, Cecile
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 27.05.2014
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; France - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Microcirculation; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - complications; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - pathology; Retinal Diseases - epidemiology; Retinal Diseases - etiology; Retinal Diseases - pathology; Retinal Vessels - pathology; Retinal Vessels - physiopathology; Risk Assessment - methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; France; malnutrition; risk factors; elderly; transthyretin; albumin; microcirculation; retinal vessels

The pathway linking late-life malnutrition to greater risk of cardiovascular disease is unclear. Microcirulatory changes assessed by retinal vascular caliber have been linked with increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine whether retinal vascular c...