Malnourishment in the overweight and obese elderly Desnutrición en el anciano con sobrepeso y obesidad
Nutricion Hospitalaria, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.39-42, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.20960/nh.02062
- Dergi Adı: Nutricion Hospitalaria
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-42
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderly, MNA-SF, Nutritional status
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: the prevalence of obesity in the elderly has increased in recent years. Malnutrition is a syndrome characterized by inadequate intake and absorption of nutrients. Obesity could mask the presence of malnutrition. Objective: this study aimed to determine malnutrition using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) test in obese and overweight elderly. Methods: one hundred and eighty-seven overweight or obese elderly have been taken under review and nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF). Result: there were 101 (54.3%) male and 86 (45.7%) female elderly. Body mass index (BMI) variability of the sample group was between 25.0 and 48.9. Malnourishment percentile is 49.7% for elderly people whose BMI is over 25. Conclusion: elderly individuals, especially those who are overweight or obese, are under more health threats and should be evaluated more carefully.