Obesity may increase survival, regardless of nutritional status: a Swedish cohort study in nursing homes

Autor: Maria Burman, Carl Hörnsten, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, Peter Nordström
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03356-1
Popis: Abstract Background To investigate the associations between the body mass index (BMI), Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) scores, and 2-year mortality. Methods A nationwide cohort study using data from a national quality register of older (age ≥ 65 years) nursing home residents (N = 47,686). Individuals were categorized according to BMI as underweight (
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