The prognostic significance of malnutrition as assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in older hospitalized patients with a heavy disease burden
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Malnutrition is common in older persons. However, it is unclear
whether malnutrition diagnosed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) predicts
mortality in older hospitalized patients. METHODS: We prospectively studied the impact of
the MNA-short form (MNA-SF) and co-morbidities on long-term mortality in 444 patients
(mean age 85.3±6.7; 74.0% women) receiving geriatric inpatient care. In a cross-sectional
study we studied the interplay between the MNA, nutritional markers and co-morbidities …
whether malnutrition diagnosed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) predicts
mortality in older hospitalized patients. METHODS: We prospectively studied the impact of
the MNA-short form (MNA-SF) and co-morbidities on long-term mortality in 444 patients
(mean age 85.3±6.7; 74.0% women) receiving geriatric inpatient care. In a cross-sectional
study we studied the interplay between the MNA, nutritional markers and co-morbidities …
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