Abstract
Background & aims: Several tools are available for nutritional screening. We evaluated the risk of mortality associated with the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in newly institutionalised elderly. Methods: A prospective observational study involving 358 elderly newly admitted to a long-term care setting. Hazard ratios (HR) for mortality among GNRI categories and MNA classes were estimated by multivariable Cox's model. Results: At baseline, 32.4% and 37.4% of the patients were classified as being malnourished (MNA
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 793-798 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Elderly
- Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)
- Long-term care
- Mini nutritional assessment (MNA)
- Mortality
- Outcome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Nutrition and Dietetics