Malnutrition and related risk factors in older adults from different health-care settings: an enable study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The origin of malnutrition in older age is multifactorial and risk factors may vary according to health and living situation. The present study aimed to identify setting-specific risk profiles of malnutrition in older adults and to investigate the association of the number of individual risk factors with malnutrition.

Design

Data of four cross-sectional studies were harmonized and uniformly analysed. Malnutrition was defined as BMI < 20 kg/m2 and/or weight loss of >3 kg in the previous 3-6 months. Associations between factors of six domains (demographics, health, mental function, physical function, dietary intake-related problems, dietary behaviour), the number of individual risk factors and malnutrition were analysed using logistic regression.

Setting

Commu

SUBMITTER: Kiesswetter E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7025158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature