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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility

dc.creatorDíaz-Muñoz,Gustavo Alfonso
dc.creatorCalvera-Millán,Sandra Julieth
dc.date2019-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-05T02:57:41Z
dc.date.available2020-08-05T02:57:41Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182019000600746
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/150681
dc.descriptionABSTRACT The prevalence of malnutrition in homes for the elderly is well-known, yet research does not exist concerning differences among types of homes. In this study, the association of nutritional status (measured with MNA-FV and anthropometric measures) with the type of home for the elderly (charity, government, private) was evaluated. A cross-sectional study in adults > 60 years was carried out. Students t, U of Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, or Kruskal Wallis test with statistical significance p < 0.05 were used for statistical analysis. In the study, 152 elderly (95 female) persons with an average age of 81.4 years (SD 7.82) participated; 59.6% had a normal nutritional status and 45.3% had a normal BMI. Malnutrition, risk of malnutrition and low calf circumference were associated with private homes (p < 0.05). We concluded that nutritional status varies by type of home and this nutritional profile possibly depends on criteria used to admit persons into each type of facility.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
dc.relation10.4067/S0717-75182019000600746
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista chilena de nutrición v.46 n.6 2019
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectBody Weights and Measures
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectHomes for the elderly
dc.subjectMalnutrition
dc.subjectNutrition Assessment
dc.subjectNutritional Status
dc.titleNutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility


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