Sex-bias in the diagnosis of malnutrition in the elderly: a pilot study.

This research aimed to show that using different cutoff points for women and men in nutritional assessment through the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and different anthropometric variables, improves the diagnostic accuracy of malnutrition among people over 65 years. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 240 patients of 65 to 104 years in Córdoba (Spain) between 2013 and 2015. Excluded were those with disabling diseases that prevented informed consent.

Development of predictive models for nutritional assessment in the elderly.

Objective: To propose malnutrition screening methods for the elderly population using predictive multivariate models. Due to the greater risk of nutrition deficiencies in ageing populations, nutritional assessment of the elderly is necessary in primary health care.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

[Is the Spanish short version of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF) valid for nutritional screening of the elderly?].

Introduction: a short version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment Large Form (MNA-LF) called Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF) is available for nutritional screening of the elderly. This MNA-SF allows the use of the circumference of the calf (CC) or body mass index (BMI) and shows a good correlation with the MNA-LF. However, only a few researches that have analyzed the validity of the MNA-SF can be found.

[Nutritional status and associated factors in ambulatory elderly patients].

Objective: To analyze the nutritional status (NS) of patients older than 65 years and establish their relationship with sociodemographic and health variables.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study in patients older than 65 years.

Location: 3 health centers.

Validation (in Spanish) of the Mini Nutritional Assessment survey to assess the nutritional status of patients over 65 years of age.

Aim: To validate the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in a Spanish population over 65 years of age with varying degrees of independence.

Design: This cross-sectional validation study used the Chang nutritional assessment method as a reference test.

Participants: 248 subjects (72.

[Study of the nutritional status of patients over 65 years included in the home care program in an urban population].

Objective: To analyse the nutritional status of patients older than 65 years included in the home care program (PAD).

Design: Croos-sectional study.

Emplacement: 3 urban health centers.