Background & aims Malnutrition and poor physical performance are highly prevalent within
hospitalized older adults, and both have in common the loss of muscle mass. Likewise, there …

Background Malnutrition and poor physical performance are both conditions that increase in
prevalence with age; however, their interrelation in a clinically relevant population has not …

Background Malnutrition is associated with poor outcomes in older adults and those
admitted to rehabilitation may be particularly at risk. Objective To assess the nutritional …

To discern if physical function test are better mortality predictors than muscle mass in elderly
hospitalized patients, we analyzed the prognostic value of muscle mass malnutrition and …

Objectives Muscle quality is an essential muscle metric, which can be assessed by
measuring intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD) via …

Abstract Introduction In Mini-Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) test, a practical
and reliable alternative parameter is still necessary for patients with difficult body mass index …

Objective Low muscle mass and muscle function are associated with adverse health
outcomes in older adults. This study examined nutrient intake as a potential contributing …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: To possibly investigate the validity of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk
Index (GNRI) in predicting muscle dysfunction among the uncomplicated elderly when …

Background: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used method to measure
comorbidity and predict mortality. There is no evidence whether malnutrition and/or poor …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine changes in physical performance and
handgrip strength during hospitalization as well as to evaluate their interrelationship with …