Obesity may increase survival, regardless of nutritional status: a Swedish cohort study in nursing homes

Obesity may increase survival, regardless of nutritional status: a Swedish cohort study in nursing homes

Background To investigate the associations between the body mass index (BMI), Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) scores, and 2-year mortality. Methods A nationwide cohort study using data from a national quality register of older (age ≥ 65 years) nursing home residents (N = 47,686). Ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC geriatrics 2022-08, Vol.22 (1), p.1-655, Article 655
Hauptverfasser: Burman, Maria, Hörnsten, Carl, Gustafson, Yngve, Olofsson, Birgitta, Nordström, Peter
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Sprache:eng
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Body mass index
Body weight
Cardiovascular disease
Chi-square test
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cohort analysis
Dementia
Diabetes
Disposable income
Fractures
Geriatrics
Heart attacks
Malnutrition
Mortality
Nursing homes
Nutritional status
Obesity
Older nursing home residents
Older people
Overweight
Registration
Rheumatoid arthritis
Stroke
Survival
Underweight
Weight control
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Background To investigate the associations between the body mass index (BMI), Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) scores, and 2-year mortality. Methods A nationwide cohort study using data from a national quality register of older (age ≥ 65 years) nursing home residents (N = 47,686). Individuals were categorized according to BMI as underweight (
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-022-03356-1