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Evaluation of Nutritional Status in an Acute Geriatric Unit: Retrospective Study and Analysis of Frailty Syndrome
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar1, Ibrahima Amadou Dembele1, Emmanuel Andres1
1Département de Médecine Interne, CHU Strasbourg, Clinique Médicale B, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Introduction:
The aim of our study is to evaluate the nutritional status of patients in an acute geriatric unit.
Methods:
Patients included in the study were hospitalized in an acute geriatric unit over a period of 6 months. The nutritional status of each patient was evaluated with anthropometric measurements (the BMI and MNA scales), and biological measurements (albumin). Frailty was evaluated using three scales: the Fried scale, the CFS and the modified SEGA scale.
Results:
A total of 359 patients were included, comprising 251 women (70%) with an average age of 85.28 years. The study showed that 102 elderly subjects were considered undernourished according to the BMI scale, 52 subjects were undernourished according to the MNA scale, and 50 subjects were undernourished according to their albumin levels. The relationships between undernutrition and frailty syndrome studied in our work show that elderly subjects who are undernourished according to the BMI and MNA scales are significantly frail according to Fried and Rockwood, whereas those who are undernourished according to their albumin levels are significantly frail according to Fried and the modified SEGA scale.
Conclusion:
The relationship between undernutrition and the frailty syndrome is close, and their joint screening is necessary, whether on an outpatient or in-hospital basis, in order to prevent negative events related to comorbidities and geriatric syndromes.
