Poor nutritional status but not cognitive or functional impairment per se independently predict 1 year mortality in elderly patients with hip-fracture
This study aimed to determine whether poor nutritional status independently predicts 1 year post-fracture mortality after adjusting for cognitive and functional status and for other clinically relevant covariates.
Source: Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Michela Zanetti, Gianluca Gortan Cappellari, Chiara Ratti, Giuliano Ceschia, Luigi Murena, Paolo De Colle, Rocco Barazzoni Tags: Original article Source Type: research