Effect of the PACE Concept on Improvement in Nutrition Related Anthropometric and Biochemical Parameters

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the improvement in or stability of nutritional status parameters of frail elderly from entry (Tl) into the Bienvivir PACE program in El Paso, Texas until nine to twelve months (T2) of participation. The accessible population was all of the persons (n = 107) participating at the two sites operated by Bienvivir PACE program in El Paso, who had entered the program and participated for the specified amount of time since the employment of a full-time dietitian. The Student's t-test was used to ascertain changes in nutrition-related anthropometric and biochemical data from the initial time point to the time of nine to twelve months of participation. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. The results indicated that the vast majority of participants had serum albumin and total serum cholesterol levels which were normal at both time points. Improvement was noted in cholesterol levels of a number of persons who were initially in the defined below and a...