Malnutrition and Poor Physical Function Are Associated With Higher Comorbidity Index in Hospitalized Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used method to measure comorbidity and predict mortality. There is no evidence whether malnutrition and/or poor physical function are associated with higher CCI in hospitalized patients. Therefore, this study aimed to (i) analyze the association between the CCI with nutritional status and with physical function of hospitalized older adults and (ii) examine the individual and combined associations of nutritional status and physical function of older inpatients with comorbidity risk.

Methods

A total of 597 hospitalized older adults (84.3 ± 6.8 years, 50.3% women) were assessed for CCI, nutritional status (the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form [MNA-SF]), and physical function (handgrip strength and the Shor

SUBMITTER: Amasene M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263978 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature