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Determinants of malnutrition in a geriatric ward: role of comorbidity and functional status
Author(s)	Piera Ranieri, Bruno Bertozzi, Giovanni B Frisoni
Journal title	Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 16, no 1, 1996
Pages	pp 11-22
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Malnutrition ; Ill health ; Dementia ; Geriatric hospitals ; Patients ; United States of America.
Annotation	The aim of this US study was to evaluate the factors associated with malnutrition in a large older population admitted to a Geriatric Evaluation and Rehabilitation Unit (GERU). A sample of 490 inpatients were studied at admission with a multidimensional assessment including social, clinical functional and mental status measures. Nutritional status was determined using the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI). Among socio-demographic variables, higher age, female sex and living alone were found to be significantly associated with a lower nutritional status. Cognitive status, the presence of disability and comorbidity were also significantly associated with lower nutritional status in an age- and gender-adjusted multiple regression analysis. The study concluded that comorbidity in geriatric inpatients is an important predictor of malnutrition, independent of disability, mental status and socio-demographic factors. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980513249 A
Classmark	CSM: CH: EA: LDA: LF: 7T
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