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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Torbahn, Gabriel
• Sulz, Isabella
• Großhauser, Franz
• Hiesmayr, Michael J.
• Kiesswetter, Eva
• Schindler, Karin
• Sieber, Cornel C.
• Visser, Marjolein
• Weber, Jasmin
• Volkert, Dorothee

Titel

Predictors of incident malnutrition—a nutritionDay analysis in 11,923 nursing home residents

Ist Teil von

• European journal of clinical nutrition, 2022-03, Vol.76 (3), p.382-388

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background/Objectives Malnutrition (MN) in nursing home (NH) residents is associated with poor outcome. In order to identify those with a high risk of incident MN, the knowledge of predictors is crucial. Therefore, we investigated predictors of incident MN in older NH-residents. Subjects/Methods NH-residents participating in the nutritionDay-project (nD) between 2007 and 2018, aged ≥65 years, with complete data on nutritional status at nD and after 6 months and without MN at nD. The association of 17 variables (general characteristics ( n  = 3), function ( n  = 4), nutrition ( n  = 1), diseases ( n  = 5) and medication (n = 4)) with incident MN (weight loss ≥ 10% between nD and follow-up (FU) or BMI (kg/m 2 ) < 20 at FU) was analyzed in univariate generalized estimated equation (GEE) models. Significant ( p  < 0.1) variables were selected for multivariate GEE-analyses. Effect estimates are presented as odds ratios and their respective 99.5%-confidence intervals. Results Of 11,923 non-malnourished residents, 10.5% developed MN at FU. No intake at lunch (OR 2.79 [1.56–4.98]), a quarter (2.15 [1.56–2.97]) or half of the meal eaten (1.72 [1.40–2.11]) (vs. three-quarter to complete intake), the lowest BMI-quartile (20.0–23.0) (1.86 [1.44–2.40]) (vs. highest (≥29.1)), being between the ages of 85 and 94 years (1.46 [1.05; 2.03]) (vs. the youngest age-group 65–74 years)), severe cognitive impairment (1.38 [1.04; 1.84]) (vs. none) and being immobile (1.28 [1.00–1.62]) (vs. mobile) predicted incident MN in the final model. Conclusion 10.5% of non-malnourished NH-residents develop MN within 6 months. Attention should be paid to high-risk groups, namely residents with poor meal intake, low BMI, severe cognitive impairment, immobility, and older age.