Malnutrition predicts preterm death, but whether this is valid irrespective of the cause of
death is unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine whether malnutrition is …

Background & aims There is an association between malnutrition and mortality. However, it
is uncertain whether this association is independent of confounders. The aim of the present …

Results: Of all the participants, 51 (1.7%) had malnutrition and 751 (24.7%) were at risk for
malnutrition. The multi-adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) of mortality was 2.40 …

Results: At baseline, 8.6% of subjects were at risk of malnutrition and during the 7-year
follow-up 34.6% subjects died. The risk of malnutrition was independently associated with 7 …

Objective: To establish the prevalence of the risk of undernutrition, using criteria similar to
those used by the Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG), in people aged 65 y and over, and to …

Older adults are at risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PEM detrimentally impacts on
health, cognitive and physical functioning and quality of life. Given these negative health …

There are physical, mental, social and environmental changes which take place with ageing;
for example, decreased physical activity, increase in body fat, decrease in lean body mass …

Malnutrition and its impact on clinical outcome may be underestimated in hospitalised
elderly as many screening procedures require measurements of weight and height that …

Abstract Background: the Mini Nutritional Assessment is a validated clinical tool for the
assessment of nutritional status in older people. Moderate to severe malnutrition is common …

Abstract The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a valuable simplified tool to predict
mortality. However, the results of previous studies are inconsistent and controversial. To …