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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2025

Sarcopenia is linked to malnutrition among Palestinian patients aged >50 years admitted for elective surgeries, along with associated factors.

Ali Shakhshir, May Hamdan, Islam Thaher, Nada Dweik, Ruba Abu Iram, Shurooq Osama, Manal Badrasawi

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Ali ShakhshirDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arab American University, Palestine.
May HamdanDepartment of Health professions, Program of Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition/Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-4922-852X
Islam ThaherDepartment of Health professions, Program of Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition/Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine.
Nada DweikDepartment of Health professions, Program of Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition/Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine.
Ruba Abu IramDepartment of Health professions, Program of Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition/Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine.
Shurooq OsamaDepartment of Health professions, Program of Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition/Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine.
Manal BadrasawiDepartment of Nutrition and Food technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0003-4803-1052

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia and malnutrition among patients undergoing elective operations and the associated factors.MethodsA cross-sectional study design was used to analyze data collected from 111 participants (60 males and 51 females) aged ≥50 years. The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria were used to define sarcopenia; anthropometric measurements, body composition data, and Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form questionnaire responses were used to assess the nutritional status of the participants.ResultsThe prevalence rates of malnutrition and sarcopenia were 34% and 39%, respectively, in the study population. In addition, we found that malnourished patients were more likely to be female, unemployed, diabetic, and dyslipidemic. The study also showed that patients with sarcopenia were more likely to be older and have diabetes.ConclusionsMalnutrition, diagnosed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form questionnaire, is associated with sarcopenia, female sex, working condition, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. A significant association was reported between sarcopenia, age, and diabetes.

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Elective Surgical ProceduresMalnutritionSarcopeniaAgedArabsBody CompositionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentPrevalenceRisk FactorsSurveys and Questionnaireselective surgerymalnutritionPalestineSarcopenia

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