Nutritional status and metabolic syndrome in older adults with Parkinson's disease and associated factors

This study evaluates nutritional status and metabolic syndrome in older adults people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and associated factors. It is an analytical cross-sectional study carried out between February and August 2023, involving elderly people of both sexes, treated in the Neurology and Geriatrics outpatient clinics of a university hospital. The sample consisted of 62 participants, 31 with PD and 31 without PD. It was observed that there was no significant difference between the two groups. Elderly people with PD may be at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome.