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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2020

Prevalence of malnutrition and analysis of related factors in elderly patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China.

Tao Li, Yalan Zhang, Cheng Gong, Jing Wang, Bao Liu, Li Shi, Jun Duan

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Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 193 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tao LiChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9701-8765
Yalan ZhangChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Cheng GongChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jing WangChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Bao LiuChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Li ShiChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jun DuanChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. junjununun@163.com.
China-Japan Friendship Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesTo evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition and its related factors in elderly patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. SUBJECTS/

methodsIn a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the nutritional status of elderly inpatients with COVID-19 using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Based on MNA scores, patients were divided into non-malnutrition group (MNA ≥ 24), the group with risk of malnutrition (MNA 17-23.5) and malnutrition group (MNA score < 17). Regression analysis was conducted to screen for risk factors for malnutrition.

resultsA total of 182 patients were included in the study, of which 27.5% were in the group with malnutrition risk and 52.7% were in the malnutrition group. There were statistical differences in the incidence of comorbid diabetes mellitus, body mass index (BMI), calf circumference,albumin, hemoglobin, and lymphocyte counts among the three groups. Further regression analysis suggested that combined diabetes, low calf circumference, and low albumin were independent risk factors for malnutrition.

conclusionsThe prevalence of malnutrition in elderly patients with COVID-19 was high, and nutritional support should be strengthened during treatment, especially for those with diabetes mellitus, low calf circumference, or low albumin.

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BetacoronavirusNutritional StatusAgedAged, 80 and overAnthropometryChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansInpatientsMaleMalnutritionMiddle Aged

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PMCPMC7175450
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