Nutritional status in a multicenter study among institutionalized patients in Spain.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 15(3): 259-65, 2011 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The aim of our study was to investigate and evaluate, in a multicenter study, the prevalence of malnutrition as well as the relationship between different anthropometric and biochemical markers with Mininutritional assessment (MNA) scores. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
A representative sample of the institutionalized Spanish population aged 65 and older (stricly speaking, born in 1942 or earlier), is covered in this cross-sectional survey. Anthropometric variables, MNA test and biochemical evaluation were performed by Geriatrics Units specialists.RESULTS:
The percentage of patients classified as well nourished (27.8%) was larger in the 85-94 (39.4%) range than in the 65-74 (26.2%), 75-84 (24%) and > 95 (14.8%) age ranges. A population of 254 patients (49.6%) were at risk of undernutrition, a number which was larger in 75-84 (52%), 65-74 (53.8%) and > 95 (53.7%) than in the 85-94 (44.1%) ones. On the other hand, undernourishment (22.5%) was larger in those of 95 and older (31.5%) than in 85-94 (16.5%), 75-84 (24%) and 65-74 (20%) patients. According to our investigation females are worse nourished (Odd's Ratio 0.51 CI 95% 0.33-0.79) and, consequently, more undernourished (Odd's Ratio 2.36 CI 95% 1.48-3.74) than males. No significant differences in the "at risk of undernutrition category" (Odd's Ratio 0.76 CI 95% 0.52-1.10) were observed but, in transferrin, iron, haemoglobin and total cholesterol, statistical differences among MNA classification were detected. MNA scores were correlated with iron, total cholesterol, albumin, transferrin, age and haemoglobin.CONCLUSION:
In this multicenter study, institutionalized patients have a high prevalence of undernutrition or are at-risk, as well as females are more undernourished than males.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Nutricional
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Desnutrição
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Institucionalização
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Assunto da revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TOXICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha