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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2020

Malnutrition and Physical Frailty among Nursing Home Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in China.

W Liu, S Chen, F Jiang, C Zhou, S Tang

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Article in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

W LiuDr. Siyuan Tang, Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, 172 Tongzipo Road, YueLu District, Changsha, Hunan 41000, China, Tel.: +86 73182650263; Fax: +86 73182650263, E-mail: sytang263@csu.edu.cn; Dr. Sanmei Chen, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan, Phone: +81 92 642 6151; Fax: +81 92 642 4854, E-mail: sanmei.chen@kyudai.jp.
S Chen
F Jiang
C Zhou
S Tang
Central South University · CNHunan Normal University · CNKyushu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the association between malnutrition and physical frailty among nursing home older adults in China. DESIGN AND

settingA cross-sectional study in 15 nursing homes in Changsha, China.

participantsA total of 705 nursing home residents who were aged 60 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Physical frailty was identified based on the following five components: slow gait speed, low physical activity, weight loss, exhaustion, and low grip strength. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between nutritional status and physical frailty.

resultsThe mean (SD) age of the participants was 82.5 (8.1) years old (range, 60-106 years), and 226 (32%) was men. Of those participants, 5.1% and 55.6% were malnourished and at risk of malnutrition, respectively; 60.3% and 36.2% were identified as being frail and prefrail, respectively. Compared with participants who were well-nourished, those who were at risk of malnutrition or malnourished were two times more likely to be physically frail (adjusted odds ratio 2.66, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 7.00), after adjustment for age, education level, cognitive status, depressive symptoms, and disability in activities of daily living. No significant association was observed between malnutrition and physical prefrailty.

conclusionOur findings suggest that poor nutritional status and physical frailty are highly prevalent in nursing home older adults in China, and that poor nutritional status is associated with increased odds of physical frailty.

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AgedAged, 80 and overChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedNursing HomesChineseFrailtymalnutritionnursing homeolder adults

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PMID32346688
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