Overweight and obesity among older adults on admission to hospital

Poor nutritional status, which includesboth under- a nd over-nutrition, i s associated w it h poor health outcomes. T his cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of older patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward of a Dublin hospital. Anthropometric and clinical measurements were ma...

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Published in:	Irish medical journal Vol. 104; no. 3; p. 87
Main Authors:	Lithander, F E, Keogh, A M, Killeen, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland 01-03-2011
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Body Mass Index Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hospitalization Humans Ireland - epidemiology Male Nutritional Status Obesity - epidemiology Overweight - epidemiology Ireland
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Summary:	Poor nutritional status, which includesboth under- a nd over-nutrition, i s associated w it h poor health outcomes. T his cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of older patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward of a Dublin hospital. Anthropometric and clinical measurements were made. Thirty patients, mean (sd) age 79 (7) y and body mass index 26.6 (4.7) kg/m2, participated. More patients were overweight (n = 12) or obese (n = 9) than underweight (n= 1) or healthy weight (n = 8) which indicates that this age-group may be part of the Irish obesity epidemic.
ISSN:	0332-3102