Observational studyNutrition & diabetes2024
Risk factors for malnutrition in patients with diabetic foot ulcer and its association with prolonged length of hospitalization.
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- WTAP-mediated m6A RNA methylation promotes diabetic foot ulcer healing under negative pressure wound therapy.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2026Article
- A Parsimonious Four-Variable Nomogram for Predicting Lower-Extremity Amputation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Development and Internal Validation Using Dual-Method Stability-Based Variable Selection.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- Association between controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and amputation risk factors in T2DM patients with DFU.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Dynamic C-reactive protein trajectories predict prolonged healing time in diabetic wounds: a machine learning model based on a single-center cohort with standardized wound size.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Predicting Outcomes of Chinese Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers After Moist Exposed Burn Ointment Treatment.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
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- Association of inflammation and nutrition-based indicators and diabetic foot ulcers: a cross-sectional study and a retrospective study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Association Between Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score and Retinopathy in Adults With Diabetes Mellitus: An NHANES Analysis.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
- Association of Glycated Hemoglobin Levels with Amputation Outcomes in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Iran (2023-2024) : Effect of HbA1c on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prognosis.Galen medical journal · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Serum Osmolality and Diabetic Foot Ulcers in a US Population With Diabetes: Results From NHANES 1999-2004.International journal of endocrinology · 2025Article
- Consistency of Mini-Nutritional Assessment short form and Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 in nutritional evaluation of diabetic foot patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe study was designed to investigate the occurrence and risk factors of malnutrition in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) patients and examine the association between malnutrition and length of stay (LOS).
methodsThis observational study included DFU hospitalized patients in two campuses of a hospital from January 2021 to June 2023. The diagnosis standard of malnutrition was established by using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. Patients were followed up to ascertain the length of hospitalization, and hospital stays longer than 17 days were considered as prolonged LOS. To explore the risk factors of malnutrition and the association between malnutrition and LOS, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.
resultsOverall 219 DFU patients were enrolled, malnutrition was identified in 38.36% of patients according to GLIM criteria, and 92 patients (42%) were recognized as prolonged LOS. Logistic regression analyses showed that BMI (P <0.001), Alb (P = 0.002), HbA1c (P <0.001), ulcer infection (P <0.001), LOS (P = 0.010), and ABI (P = 0.024) were independent risk factors for malnutrition. Besides, malnutrition by GLIM criteria was closely related to prolonged LOS and malnourished DFU patients were 2.857 times (95% CI, 1.497-5.450; P = 0.001) likely to present prolonged LOS than that of normal nutrition.
conclusionMalnutrition was considered to be extremely prevalent in DFU patients and was associated with approximately three times higher likelihood of prolonged LOS. Implementing and disseminating the diagnostic criteria during routine practice is crucial, given the predictive efficacy of GLIM criteria.
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