Six simple questions to detect malnutrition or malnutrition risk in elderly women

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:21Z
Fecha de publicación2015-01-01
ResumenOf the numerous instruments available to detect nutritional risk, the most widely used is the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), but it takes 15–20 min to complete and its systematic administration in primary care units is not feasible in practice. We developed a tool to evaluate malnutrition risk that can be completed more rapidly using just clinical variables. Between 2008 and 2013, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 418 women aged ≥60 years from Mexico. Our outcome was positive MNA and our secondary variables included were: physical activity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, educational level, dentition, psychological problems, living arrangements, history of falls, age and the number of tablets taken daily. The sample was divided randomly into two groups: construction and validation. Construction: a risk table was constructed to estimate the likelihood of the outcome, and risk groups were formed. Validation: the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was calculated and we compared the expected and the observed outcomes. The following risk factors were identified: physical activity, hypertension, diabetes, dentition, psychological problems and living with the family. The AUC was 0.77 (95% CI [0.68–0.86], p < 0.001). No differences were found between the expected and the observed outcomes ( p = 0.902). This study presents a new malnutrition screening test for use in elderly women. The test is based on six very simple, quick and easy-to-evaluate questions, enabling the MNA to be reserved for confirmation. However, it should be used with caution until validation studies have been performed in other geographical areas.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1316es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2320
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URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1316es_ES
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TítuloSix simple questions to detect malnutrition or malnutrition risk in elderly womenes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
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AutorGutiérrez-Gómez, Tranquilina
AutorCortés, Ernesto
AutorPalazón-Bru, Antonio
AutorCórdova, Isabel Peñarrieta-de
AutorGil-Guillén, Vicente Francisco
AutorFerrer-Diego, Rosa María
AutorGutiérrez-Gómez, Tranquilinaes_ES
AutorCortés, Ernestoes_ES
AutorPalazón-Bru, Antonioes_ES
AutorCórdova, Isabel Peñarrieta-dees_ES
AutorGil-Guillén, Vicente Franciscoes_ES
AutorFerrer-Diego, Rosa Maríaes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Rango de páginase1316es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1316
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
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