Disease-Related Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Predict Worse Outcome in Medical Inpatients: A Cohort Study

Disease-Related Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Predict Worse Outcome in Medical Inpatients: A Cohort Study

(1) Background: Both sarcopenia and disease-related malnutrition (DRM) are unfortunately underdiagnosed and undertreated in our Western hospitals, which could lead to worse clinical outcomes. Our objectives included to determine the impact of low muscle mass (MM) and strength, and also DRM and sarco...

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Main Authors: María D. Ballesteros-Pomar, Luisa Mercedes Gajete-Martín, Begoña Pintor-de-la-Maza, Elena González-Arnáiz, Lucía González-Roza, María Pilar García-Pérez, Verónica González-Alonso, María Ascensión García-González, Rocío de Prado-Espinosa, María José Cuevas, Esther Fernández-Perez, José Luis Mostaza-Fernández, Isidoro Cano-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
disease-related malnutrition
sarcopenia
GLIM criteria
EWGSOP2
hand grip strength
appendicular lean mass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/9/2937

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