Alzahrani Sami H, Alamri Sultan H
Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80205, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Geriatr. 2017 Jul 3;17(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0527-z.
Malnutrition is a nutritional disorder that adversely affects the body from a functional or clinical perspective. It is very often observed in the elderly population. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized elderly patients and its associated factors and outcomes in terms of length of stay and mortality in King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the nutritional status of hospitalized elderly patients using the most recent version of the short form of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF).
A total of 248 hospitalized patients were included (70.0 ± 7.7 years; 60% female). According to the MNA-SF, a total of 76.6% patients were either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Malnourished patients had significantly lower levels of serum albumin (28.2 ± 7.7), hemoglobin (10.5 ± 1.8), and lymphocyte (1.7 ± 0.91). They had increased tendency to stay in the hospital for longer durations (IQR, 5-11 days; median = 7 days) and had a mortality rate of 6.9%.
Malnutrition was highly prevalent among hospitalized elderly and was associated with increased length of stay and mortality.
营养不良是一种营养紊乱，从功能或临床角度对身体产生不利影响。在老年人群中经常观察到这种情况。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院住院老年患者中营养不良的患病率及其相关因素，以及住院时间和死亡率方面的结局。
在一项横断面研究中，我们使用最新版的简易营养评估量表（MNA-SF）评估住院老年患者的营养状况。
共纳入248例住院患者（70.0±7.7岁；60%为女性）。根据MNA-SF，共有76.6%的患者存在营养不良或有营养不良风险。营养不良患者的血清白蛋白（28.2±7.7）、血红蛋白（10.5±1.8）和淋巴细胞（1.7±0.91）水平显著较低。他们住院时间延长的倾向增加（四分位间距，5-11天；中位数=7天），死亡率为6.9%。
营养不良在住院老年人中非常普遍，并且与住院时间延长和死亡率增加有关。
