Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event

Keenan A Ramsey; Suey S Y Yeung; Anna G M Rojer; Noémie Gensous; Evans A Asamane; Justin Avery Aunger; Dmitriy Bondarev; Andrea Cabbia; Paul Doody; Barbara Iadarola; Belina Rodrigues; Muhammad R Tahir; Victor Kallen; Paola Pazienza; Nadine Correia Santos; Sarianna Sipilä; Janice L Thompson; Carel G M Meskers; Marijke C Trappenburg; Anna C Whittaker; Andrea B Maier

doi:10.2147/CIA.S353573

Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event

Keenan A Ramsey, Suey S Y Yeung, Anna G M Rojer, Noémie Gensous, Evans A Asamane, Justin Avery Aunger, Dmitriy Bondarev, Andrea Cabbia, Paul Doody, Barbara Iadarola, Belina Rodrigues, Muhammad R Tahir, Victor Kallen, Paola Pazienza, Nadine Correia Santos, Sarianna Sipilä, Janice L Thompson, Carel G M Meskers, Marijke C Trappenburg, Anna C WhittakerAndrea B Maier^*

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PURPOSE: Evidence-based guidelines on nutrition and physical activity are used to increase knowledge in order to promote a healthy lifestyle. However, actual knowledge of guidelines is limited and whether it is associated with health outcomes is unclear.

PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: This inception cohort study aimed to investigate the association of knowledge of nutrition and physical activity guidelines with objective measures of physical function and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults attending a public engagement event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Knowledge of nutrition and physical activity according to Dutch guidelines was assessed using customized questionnaires. Gait speed and handgrip strength were proxies of physical function and the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity in minutes/week. Linear regression analysis, stratified by gender and adjusted for age, was used to study the association between continuous and categorical knowledge scores with outcomes.

RESULTS: In 106 older adults (mean age=70.1 SD=6.6, years) who were highly educated, well-functioning, and generally healthy, there were distinct knowledge gaps in nutrition and physical activity which did not correlate with one another (R2=0.013, p=0.245). Knowledge of nutrition or physical activity guidelines was not associated with physical function or physical activity. However, before age-adjustment nutrition knowledge was positively associated with HGS in males (B= 0.64 (95% CI: 0.05, 1.22)) and having knowledge above the median was associated with faster gait speed in females (B=0.10 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.19)).

CONCLUSION: Our findings may represent a ceiling effect of the impact knowledge has on physical function and activity in the this high performing and educated population and that there may be other determinants of behavior leading to health status such as attitude and perception to consider in future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1769-1778
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinical interventions in aging
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S353573
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2022

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Acknowledgments:
We would like to thank Stéphanie M.L.M. Looijaard for her contribution to this project. We would like also like to thank all members of the PANINI consortium: Anna C. Whittaker, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Evans A. Asamane, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Justin Aunger, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Kally Bhartti, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, University of Birmingham, UK; Maria Giulia Bacalini, Institute of Neurological Sciences (IRCCS), Bologna, Italy; Dmitriy Bondarev, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Bart Bongers, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Andrea Cabbia, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; Massimo Delledonne, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Paul Doody, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Taija Finni, Neuromuscular Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Claudio Franceschi, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Paolo Garagnani, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Noémie Gensous, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Carolyn Greig, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences & MRC--Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, UK; Peter Hilbers, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; Barbara Iadarola, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Victor Kallen, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, The Netherlands; Katja Kokko, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Anna Elisa Laria, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Janet Lord, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Medical School & MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, UK; Andrea B. Maier, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Carel G.M. Meskers, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center & Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Paola Pazienza, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Esmee M. Reijnierse, Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Belina Rodrigues, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal; Nadine Correia Santos, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, and ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; Nuno Sousa, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, and ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; Sarianna Sipila, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Keenan A. Ramsey, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Muhammad Rizwan Tahir; The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, The Netherlands; Marijke C Trappenburg, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center & Amstelland Hospital, The Netherlands; Janice L. Thompson, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Nico van Meeteren, Health~Holland, The Hague, & Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Natal van Riel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; Suey Yeung, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Female
Humans
Aged
Hand Strength
Cohort Studies
Exercise
Walking Speed
Healthy Aging

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Ramsey, K. A., Yeung, S. S. Y., Rojer, A. G. M., Gensous, N., Asamane, E. A., Aunger, J. A., Bondarev, D., Cabbia, A., Doody, P., Iadarola, B., Rodrigues, B., Tahir, M. R., Kallen, V., Pazienza, P., Correia Santos, N., Sipilä, S., Thompson, J. L., Meskers, C. G. M., Trappenburg, M. C., ... Maier, A. B. (2022). Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event. Clinical interventions in aging, 17, 1769-1778. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S353573

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Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event. / Ramsey, Keenan A; Yeung, Suey S Y; Rojer, Anna G M et al.
In: Clinical interventions in aging, Vol. 17, 02.12.2022, p. 1769-1778.

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AU - Iadarola, Barbara

AU - Rodrigues, Belina

AU - Tahir, Muhammad R

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AU - Whittaker, Anna C

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N1 - Acknowledgments: We would like to thank Stéphanie M.L.M. Looijaard for her contribution to this project. We would like also like to thank all members of the PANINI consortium: Anna C. Whittaker, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Evans A. Asamane, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Justin Aunger, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Kally Bhartti, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, University of Birmingham, UK; Maria Giulia Bacalini, Institute of Neurological Sciences (IRCCS), Bologna, Italy; Dmitriy Bondarev, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Bart Bongers, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Andrea Cabbia, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; Massimo Delledonne, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Paul Doody, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Taija Finni, Neuromuscular Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Claudio Franceschi, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Paolo Garagnani, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Noémie Gensous, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Carolyn Greig, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences & MRC--Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, UK; Peter Hilbers, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; Barbara Iadarola, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Victor Kallen, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, The Netherlands; Katja Kokko, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Anna Elisa Laria, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Janet Lord, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Medical School & MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, UK; Andrea B. Maier, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Carel G.M. Meskers, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center & Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Paola Pazienza, Personal Genomics, University of Verona, Italy; Esmee M. Reijnierse, Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Belina Rodrigues, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal; Nadine Correia Santos, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, and ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; Nuno Sousa, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, and ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; Sarianna Sipila, Gerontology Research Center & Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Keenan A. Ramsey, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Muhammad Rizwan Tahir; The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, The Netherlands; Marijke C Trappenburg, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center & Amstelland Hospital, The Netherlands; Janice L. Thompson, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; Nico van Meeteren, Health~Holland, The Hague, & Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Natal van Riel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; Suey Yeung, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Copyright: © 2022 Ramsey et al.

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N2 - PURPOSE: Evidence-based guidelines on nutrition and physical activity are used to increase knowledge in order to promote a healthy lifestyle. However, actual knowledge of guidelines is limited and whether it is associated with health outcomes is unclear.PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: This inception cohort study aimed to investigate the association of knowledge of nutrition and physical activity guidelines with objective measures of physical function and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults attending a public engagement event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Knowledge of nutrition and physical activity according to Dutch guidelines was assessed using customized questionnaires. Gait speed and handgrip strength were proxies of physical function and the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity in minutes/week. Linear regression analysis, stratified by gender and adjusted for age, was used to study the association between continuous and categorical knowledge scores with outcomes.RESULTS: In 106 older adults (mean age=70.1 SD=6.6, years) who were highly educated, well-functioning, and generally healthy, there were distinct knowledge gaps in nutrition and physical activity which did not correlate with one another (R2=0.013, p=0.245). Knowledge of nutrition or physical activity guidelines was not associated with physical function or physical activity. However, before age-adjustment nutrition knowledge was positively associated with HGS in males (B= 0.64 (95% CI: 0.05, 1.22)) and having knowledge above the median was associated with faster gait speed in females (B=0.10 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.19)).CONCLUSION: Our findings may represent a ceiling effect of the impact knowledge has on physical function and activity in the this high performing and educated population and that there may be other determinants of behavior leading to health status such as attitude and perception to consider in future studies.

AB - PURPOSE: Evidence-based guidelines on nutrition and physical activity are used to increase knowledge in order to promote a healthy lifestyle. However, actual knowledge of guidelines is limited and whether it is associated with health outcomes is unclear.PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: This inception cohort study aimed to investigate the association of knowledge of nutrition and physical activity guidelines with objective measures of physical function and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults attending a public engagement event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Knowledge of nutrition and physical activity according to Dutch guidelines was assessed using customized questionnaires. Gait speed and handgrip strength were proxies of physical function and the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity in minutes/week. Linear regression analysis, stratified by gender and adjusted for age, was used to study the association between continuous and categorical knowledge scores with outcomes.RESULTS: In 106 older adults (mean age=70.1 SD=6.6, years) who were highly educated, well-functioning, and generally healthy, there were distinct knowledge gaps in nutrition and physical activity which did not correlate with one another (R2=0.013, p=0.245). Knowledge of nutrition or physical activity guidelines was not associated with physical function or physical activity. However, before age-adjustment nutrition knowledge was positively associated with HGS in males (B= 0.64 (95% CI: 0.05, 1.22)) and having knowledge above the median was associated with faster gait speed in females (B=0.10 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.19)).CONCLUSION: Our findings may represent a ceiling effect of the impact knowledge has on physical function and activity in the this high performing and educated population and that there may be other determinants of behavior leading to health status such as attitude and perception to consider in future studies.

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Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event

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