Nutritional status and body composition by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis: A cross sectional study in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 2; p. e0171331
• Main Authors: Cova, Ilaria, Pomati, Simone, Maggiore, Laura, Forcella, Marica, Cucumo, Valentina, Ghiretti, Roberta, Grande, Giulia, Muzio, Fulvio, Mariani, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 10.02.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease; Analysis; Anthropometry; Bioelectricity; Biology and Life Sciences; Body Composition; Body mass; Body mass index; Body measurements; Body size; Care and treatment; Case-Control Studies; Cognitive ability; Cognitive disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Correlation analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disease; Family medical history; Female; Females; Geriatrics; Health care; Hospitals; Humans; Hydration; Impairment; Impedance; Influence; Longitudinal studies; Male; Medical screening; Medicine and Health Sciences; Men; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurology; Nutrition assessment; Nutritional assessment; Nutritional Status; Older people; Patients; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Plethysmography, Impedance; Risk factors; Social Sciences; Soft tissues; Studies; Tissues; Variance analysis; Vector analysis; Italy

Analysis of nutritional status and body composition in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). A cross-sectional study was performed in a University-Hospital setting, recruiting 59 patients with AD, 34 subjects with MCI and 58 elderly healthy controls (HC). Nutritional sta...