Background Malnutrition is common after stroke and can affect rehabilitation and healthcare
costs. A comprehensive overview of stroke patients' nutritional condition from the hyperacute …

Malnutrition and physical disability are urgent issues in super-aging societies and the 2
phenomena are closely linked in older adults. Both conditions have common underlying …

Summary Introduction The Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) identifies patients at
risk of malnutrition. We studied the prognostic implications of this score with regard to short …

A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to
design the MNA®(Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete the first validations studies both …

This study investigated the long-term survival and incidence of secondary fractures after
fragility hip fractures. The 5-year survival rate was 62%, and the mortality risk was seen in …

Malnutrition and sarcopenia often coexist in rehabilitation patients, although they are often
overlooked and undertreated in clinical practice. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify …

Nutritional status is relevant to functional recovery in patients after an acute process
requiring rehabilitation. Nevertheless, little is known about the impact of malnutrition on …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between bioelectrical
impedance spectroscopy (BIS) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for assessment …

Objectives: Obesity, muscle impairment (low muscle mass or strength), and sarcopenic
obesity are present in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are associated with worse clinical …

Background The association between nutritional status (NS) and physical performance and
disability in older adults with chronic heart failure (CHF) is not well established. We aimed at …