Journal article
Is being malnourished according to the ESPEN definition for malnutrition associated with clinically relevant outcome measures in geriatric outpatients?
NM van Rijssen, AGM Rojer, MC Trappenburg, EM Reijnierse, CGM Meskers, AB Maier, MAE de van der Schueren
European Geriatric Medicine | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background and aim: A body of evidence is supporting the association between (the risk of) malnutrition in relation to physical performance, muscle strength, risk for depression and cognitive status in geriatric outpatients. Associations between being malnourished according to the newly proposed ESPEN definition for malnutrition and clinically relevant outcome measures of the aforementioned variables have not been confirmed yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association between being malnourished according to the ESPEN definition and clinically relevant outcome measures in geriatric outpatients. Methods: Associations between malnutrition and handgrip strength (HGS, kg),..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the seventh framework program MYOAGE (HEALTH-2007-2.4.5-10), by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, which is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, and by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Nos. 689238 and 675003).