ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Our goal was nutrition assessment in hospitalized patients of an internal medicine service. METHODS: Ours was a longitudinal, prospective, and observational study. Four hundred twelve patients participated in this study using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). We used chi(2) for univariate and logistic regression. RESULTS: Of 412 patients, 47.6% presented with malnutrition: 38.8% with moderate malnutrition (group B), and 8.58% with severe malnutrition (group C). Malnutrition was related to male patients older than 65 years, oncologic and infectious diseases, and length of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Malnutrition incidence in an internal medical service is high. There is remarkable lack of interest in hospitalized patients' nutrition state. Results show similarities to other studies from Latin America.
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Infections/complications , Malnutrition/diagnosis , Malnutrition/epidemiology , Neoplasms/complications , Nutrition Assessment , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Argentina/epidemiology , Chi-Square Distribution , Confidence Intervals , Female , Humans , Incidence , Length of Stay , Logistic Models , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Malnutrition/etiology , Middle Aged , Odds Ratio , Prospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
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