Malnutrition in geriatric patients: diagnostic and prognostic significance of nutritional parameters

• Published in: Annals of nutrition and metabolism Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 97 - 112
• Main Authors: Volkert, D, Kruse, W, Oster, P, Schlierf, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1992
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; anthropometric measurements; Anthropometry; blood proteins; Blood Proteins - analysis; body weight; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; disease diagnosis; elderly; Female; Germany - epidemiology; hematologic tests; Hospitalization; Humans; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - epidemiology; indicator species; Male; malnutrition; men; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; mortality; Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis; Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology; Nutrition Disorders - immunology; Nutrition Disorders - pathology; Nutritional Status; Obesity - epidemiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; risk; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; vitamins; Vitamins - blood; women; German Federal Republic; Germany

Nutritional status was assessed in 300 geriatric patients aged 75 years or more using clinical, anthropometric, biochemical and immunologic methods. Relations between different assessment methods and their prognostic significance with regard to 18-month mortality were examined. For biochemical varia...