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December 21, 2024NutrientsOpen Access

Nutritional Status of Very Elderly Outpatients with Heart Failure and Its Influence on Prognosis

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Key result

Impaired nutritional status in very elderly HF patients is linked to ~17 months shorter survival.

  • 16.69 months less
  • P<0.001
  • n=413

Why the study?

Malnutrition is linked to increased morbidity and mortality in elderly heart failure patients, yet nutritional problems remain underdiagnosed.

Population

413 patients aged ≥85 years with HF followed up by an HF unit

Comparison

Normonutrition vs impaired nutritional status

Design

Retrospective observational study

Authors

SSSonia González SosaPSPablo Santana-VegaARAlba Rodríguez-Quintana

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Overview

Nutritional screening may flag very elderly HF patients for closer monitoring; leaves open whether interventions improve survival.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=413)

PICO

P
Population
413 very elderly patients (aged ≥85 years) with heart failure, followed between 2015 and 2023 to assess the impact of nutritional status on survival.
E
Exposure / Comparator
Impaired nutritional status vs Normonutrition
O
Primary Outcome
Survival — 16.69 months less, p=<0.001

Main Result

Mean Difference: -16.69

p-value: p=<0.001

Cite This Study

Sosa et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=413). Impaired nutritional status vs. Normonutrition was evaluated on Survival (16.69 months less, p=<0.001). Impaired nutritional status in very elderly patients with heart failure was associated with significantly reduced survival, living 16.69 months less than normonourished patients (p<0.001).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa20d2484bb7f62fd46ec1bhttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu16244401
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