The elderly constitute a population group with a high prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases and high risk of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated to ...
To investigate the relationship between osteoporosis and nutritional status as determined by the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA). MNA (range 0–30 points; <17 indicates malnutrition, 17.5–23.5 risk ...
To enhance physicians' awareness of nutritional problems in the elderly, a nutritional risk assessment scale was developed and validated. 126 patients (mean age 82.0 ± 6.7, range 65-96 years) admitted ...