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ArticleESC heart failure2024

Correlates of malnutrition in patients with heart failure: the role of social support.

Mohammad Hossein Sharifi, Maryam Afshari, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Amirreza Nikmanesh, Mohammad Hossein Nikoo

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Article in ESC heart failure, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mohammad Hossein SharifiResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9927-5922
Maryam AfshariShiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3844-9888
Hossein Molavi VardanjaniMPH Department, School of Medicine, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Amirreza NikmaneshFasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein NikooNon-Communicable Disease Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRFasa University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract

aimsHeart failure (HF) is a major public health challenge. Malnutrition has a significant effect on HF prognosis. Understanding the impact of social and clinical factors on the risk of malnutrition is necessary because it may aid in improving the health status of HF patients. METHODS AND

resultsThree hundred twenty patients with HF who were hospitalized in a heart centre in Shiraz, Iran, from March to November 2022 were studied. Two validated questionnaires were used to evaluate malnutrition and social support: (1) Mini-Nutritional Assessment Short Form and (2) Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey. The participants were then divided into three groups: those with normal nutritional status (scores 12-14), those at risk of malnutrition (scores 7-11), and those who were malnourished (scores 0-6). The potential correlates of malnutrition (including socio-demographic, clinical, comorbidities, and laboratory factors) were included in the study. Then, ordinal logistic regression was used to investigate the correlates of malnutrition. The mean age of the participants was 64.2 ± 11.2 years, and more than half were male and married. Normal nutritional status was seen in 110 (34.4%) participants, 151 (47.2%) were at risk of malnutrition, and 58 (18.1%) were malnourished. The mean social support score of the participants was 61.65 ± 12.91. According to the adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) obtained from multivariate analysis, increased risk of malnutrition was associated with having a lower social support score [0.95 (0.93-0.97), P-value ≤ 0.001], lower body mass index [0.91 (0.86-0.97), P-value = 0.004], higher New York Heart Association classification [1.26 (1.02-1.56), P-value = 0.03], longer duration of disease [1.006 (1.001-1.01), P-value = 0.006], and lower serum albumin level [0.25 (0.08-0.75), P-value = 0.01].

conclusionsBesides the clinical conditions affecting the risk of malnutrition in patients with HF, social support may play an important role. Including this factor in HF guidelines and developing educational programmes may help improve HF patients' health.

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Heart FailureMalnutritionAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentSocial SupportClinical factorsComorbidityHeart failureMalnutritionSocial support

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