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October 18, 2025Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Predictive Power of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Score and Body Mass Index (BMI) for Frailty in the Elderly Community in Indonesia Using Kihon’s Frailty Checklist

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IDIstingadah DesianaIDIrma Ruslina DefiAKAstrid Feinisa Khairani

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis shows MNA outperforms BMI in predicting frailty in elderly, suggesting better screening methods.

Key Points

  • The study found that the MNA score effectively predicts frailty, outperforming BMI in elderly individuals.
  • Of the 71 elderly participants, 30.99% were frail, indicating a significant prevalence of frailty in this population.
  • Receiver Operating Characteristic curves indicated MNA's AUC was 0.73, demonstrating significantly better predictive capacity than BMI's AUC of 0.52.
  • Using a multidimensional approach, the MNA comprehensively assesses nutrition, cognitive function, and mobility, enhancing frailty screening tools.

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Desiana et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f396388da44caaba02c871https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2025.2568384
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