Status:
COMPLETED
Nutritional Status Among Older Adults. Risk Factors and Consequences of Malnutrition
Lead Sponsor:
Uppsala University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among older adults admitted to hospital and to analyse predictive factors for malnutrition. Further, the aim was to analyse the assoc...
Detailed Description
The baseline survey was a cross-sectional study of 1771 patients aged ≥65 years who were admitted to hospital. Nutritional status was assessed using the MNA instrument, and possible risk factors assoc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 65 years or older
Exclusion
- unable to communicate and no relative could anwer the questions (n = 356)
- receiving palliative care (n = 44)
- impossible to measure height or weight (n = 22)
- miscellanious (n = 71)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
1771 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01161342
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
August 26 2015
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