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To measure the prevalence of nutritional risk using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and determine its association with adverse clinical outcomes among hospitalized older adults.

January 15, 2024BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse medical outcomes among Egyptian patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: a prospective cohort study

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HMHebatullah O MohammedAin Shams University AHAzza HassanCairo University AMAya MostafaAin Shams University

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Prospective cohort study shows high geriatric nutritional risk correlates with increased mortality and infections in hospitalized elderly, indicating the utility of objective nutritional screening.

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To measure the prevalence of nutritional risk using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and determine its association with adverse clinical outcomes among hospitalized older adults.
Conducted a prospective cohort study of 334 elderly patients admitted to a tertiary specialized geriatric university hospital in Cairo, Egypt, between August 2021 and June 2022.
Assessed nutritional risk within 48 hours of admission using GNRI scores to classify patients into high (<92), low (92–98), and no risk (>98) groups, alongside baseline biomarkers and anthropometrics.
Monitored adverse outcomes during hospitalization and at three months post-discharge using multivariable regression and survival analysis.
High nutritional risk was prevalent in 45.5% (95% CI, 40%–51%) of hospitalized patients and was associated with significantly longer hospital length of stay.
High nutritional risk was independently associated with bed sores (AOR: 4.89; 95% CI, 1.37–17.45), healthcare-associated infections (AOR: 3.18; 95% CI, 1.48–6.83), and in-hospital mortality (AOR: 4.41; 95% CI, 1.04–18.59).
Overall survival rates were significantly lower among patients in the high-nutritional-risk group compared to those classified as having no risk.

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Mohammed et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a77c6dbe29fd788c9f78fa7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04671-5

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Prospective cohort study shows high geriatric nutritional risk correlates with increased mortality and infections in hospitalized elderly, indicating the utility of objective nutritional screening.

Geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse medical outcomes among Egyptian patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: a prospective cohort study

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Geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse medical outcomes among Egyptian patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: a prospective cohort study

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