Comparison of the value of malnutrition and sarcopenia for predicting mortality in hospitalized old adults over 80  years.

CONCLUSION: When malnutrition and sarcopenia were compared together in a longitude cohort, malnutrition was an independent risk factor for mortality, while sarcopenia was not. The coexistence of malnutrition and sarcopenia showed a synergistically accumulated risk for death.
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Source: Experimental Gerontology - June 22, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tao J, Ke YY, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Wang YY, Ren CX, Xu J, Zhu YX, Zhang XL, Zhang XY Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research