BACKGROUND: Our goal was nutrition assessment in hospitalized patients of an internal medicine service. METHODS: Ours was a longitudinal, prospective, and observational study. Four hundred twelve patients participated in this study using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). We used chi(2) for univariate and logistic regression. RESULTS: Of 412 patients, 47.6% presented with malnutrition: 38.8% with moderate malnutrition (group B), and 8.58% with severe malnutrition (group C). Malnutrition was related to male patients older than 65 years, oncologic and infectious diseases, and length of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Malnutrition incidence in an internal medical service is high. There is remarkable lack of interest in hospitalized patients' nutrition state. Results show similarities to other studies from Latin America.
BACKGROUND: Our goal was nutrition assessment in hospitalized patients of an internal medicine service. METHODS: Ours was a longitudinal, prospective, and observational study. Four hundred twelve patients participated in this study using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). We used chi(2) for univariate and logistic regression. RESULTS: Of 412 patients, 47.6% presented with malnutrition: 38.8% with moderate malnutrition (group B), and 8.58% with severe malnutrition (group C). Malnutrition was related to male patients older than 65 years, oncologic and infectious diseases, and length of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Malnutrition incidence in an internal medical service is high. There is remarkable lack of interest in hospitalized patients' nutrition state. Results show similarities to other studies from Latin America.
Authors: Shengnan Zhou; Zhangping Yu; Xiaodong Shi; Huaiyu Zhao; Menghua Dai; Wei Chen Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-05-25 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Robert Słotwiński; Agnieszka Sarnecka; Aleksandra Dąbrowska; Katarzyna Kosałka; Ewelina Wachowska; Barbara J Bałan; Marta Jankowska; Teresa Korta; Grzegorz Niewiński; Andrzej Kański; Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz; Mohammad Omidi; Krystyna Majewska; Sylwia M Słotwińska Journal: Cent Eur J Immunol Date: 2015-10-15 Impact factor: 2.085