Higher Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score indicates increased risk of sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients: a single institution study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Controlled Nutritional Status (CONUT) metric has demonstrated effectiveness as a prognostic indicator for acute and chronic diseases in addition to other wasting conditions. However, its association with sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients remains insufficiently explored. Our study objectives included the assessment of the potential of CONUT score to predict sarcopenia onset.

Methods

Our study was a single center retrospective cohort study. Patients from the Department of Geriatrics of the First People's Hospital of Kunshan were recruited for this study. Multiple indicators related to nutrition and sarcopenia, including CONUT, Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), triglyceride-total cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI), Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (

SUBMITTER: Sun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631264 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature