Malnutrition and body composition in elderly population

Cebola, Marisa; Mendes, Diana; Costa-Veiga, Ana; Tomás, Maria Teresa; Coelho, André; Mendes, Lino; Rico, Miguel Toscano; Guerreiro, António Sousa

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Malnutrition and body composition in elderly population

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dc.contributor.author	Cebola, Marisa
dc.contributor.author	Mendes, Diana
dc.contributor.author	Costa-Veiga, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Tomás, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.author	Coelho, André
dc.contributor.author	Mendes, Lino
dc.contributor.author	Rico, Miguel Toscano
dc.contributor.author	Guerreiro, António Sousa
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-20T16:11:56Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-20T16:11:56Z
dc.date.issued	2019-11
dc.description.abstract	Introduction: Ageing leads to an increase in chronic disease’s prevalence, change in body composition: increased fat mass and decreased lean mass that can lead to malnutrition. Objectives: The aim was relating malnutrition with depletion of lean mass and alteration of fat mass. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study, developed in the district of Lisbon, in the period from January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019. Elderly people (≥ 65 years) admitted to the Internal Medicine Unit of a central hospital (up to 72 hours) were eligible for the study. The elderly participants had to present the capacity to make their informed consent, without the intervention of any element of coercion, with enough knowledge and understanding of the objectives of the study that allowed free and informed decision making. The nutritional assessment was performed through the MNA-LF® and the analysis of the body composition through the measurement of the calf circumference and triceps skinfold. Results: n=38 patients, with a mean age of 78.8 + 5.8 years (70-91), 50% (n=19) males and 73.6%. At hospital admission 7.9% (n=3) were malnourished, 39.5% (n=15) presented nutritional risk, 34.2% (n=13) presented depletion of lean mass and 31.6% (n=12) depletion of fat mass. When we reported the presence of malnutrition with the calf circumference and tricipital skin fold, there was a statistically significant correlation (4=0,04; r=0,05). Malnourished patients presented the depletion of lean mass and fat mass. Discussion/Conclusion: The nutritional assessment using the body composition analysis presents extreme importance in the hospital admission, which allows better performance of the nutritional support adapted to each elderly and better nutritional goals. Signaling the patients who need intervention alert all the clinical team to the importance of nutritional intervention also in the community.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Cebola M, Mendes D, Costa-Veiga A, Tomás MT, Coelho A, Mendes L, et al. Malnutrition and body composition in elderly population. In: 1st International Congress in Ageing Communities and Development Challenges, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, November 14-16, 2019.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10726
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://congress.agecomm.pt/	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Elderly	pt_PT
dc.subject	Malnutrition	pt_PT
dc.subject	Body composition	pt_PT
dc.subject	Hospitalization	pt_PT
dc.title	Malnutrition and body composition in elderly population	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Castelo Branco	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Maria Teresa
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