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Communication

Malnutrition and Its Relationship with Food Vulnerability in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients

by
Francisco Javier Castro-Apodaca
1,7,*,
Valeria Lugo-Miranda
2,
Gloria María Peña-García
3,
Cynthia Maga༚-Martínez
4,
Mariela González-Renteria
4,
Joel Murillo-Llanes
5,
Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra
6,
Adrián Canizalez-Roman
5,
Dalia Magaña-Ordorica
7,
Javier Abednego Magaña-Gómez
7,
Yuridia Lizet Cháidez-Fernández
7,
Jesús Gilberto Arámburo-Gálvez
7 and
Eli Terán-Cabanillas
7
1
Obstetrics and Gynecology resident at Culiacan Woman’s Hospital, Culiacan, Mexico
2
Faculty of Nutrition and Gastronomy at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico
3
General Hospital of Mazatlan “Dr. Martiniano Carvajal”, Mazatlan, Mexico
4
Professor of Food Safety at Online University of Mexico, Mexico city, Mexico
5
Research Department at the Culiacan Woman’s Hospital, Culiacan, Mexico
6
Cleveland Clinic, Critical Care Medicine Department, Cleveland, OH, USA
7
Faculty of Nutrition and Gastronomy at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Gerontol. Geriatr. 2024, 72(3), 150-154; https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N741
Submission received: 14 April 2024 / Accepted: 27 August 2024 / Published: 27 September 2024
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Abstract

The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized older adults (over 65 years old) varies widely at a national level and a standardized methodology for an accurate assessment has not yet been established. The link between nutritional status with the Food and Nutrition Vulnerability Scale provides a more comprehensive perspective of the overall patient’s condition. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the risk of hospital malnutrition in geriatric patients and food vulnerability in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. The Mini Nutritional Assessment and the Food and Nutritional Vulnerability Scale were used for the analysis. Data from 276 geriatric patients aged 60-91 years were included. The results revealed that 78.26% of the participants showed mild vulnerability, while 19.56% exhibited moderate vulnerability, and 2.17% had severe vulnerability. The majority of geriatric patients presented a risk for malnutrition (58.7%) or malnutrition (15.21%). A moderate negative correlation was identified between the nutritional status score and food vulnerability (r= -0.5845, p < 0.0001). In conclusion, the Mini Nutritional Assessment significantly correlated with the Food Vulnerability Scale, suggesting that this comprehensive approach can help to establish more appropriate nutritional therapies for hospitalized geriatric patients, reducing length of hospital stay and morbidity in the older population.
Keywords: nutritional status; mini nutritional assessment; food vulnerability scale; hospital malnutrition; geriatric patient nutritional status; mini nutritional assessment; food vulnerability scale; hospital malnutrition; geriatric patient

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Castro-Apodaca, F.J.; Lugo-Miranda, V.; Peña-García, G.M.; Maga༚-Martínez, C.; González-Renteria, M.; Murillo-Llanes, J.; Gonzalez-Ibarra, F.; Canizalez-Roman, A.; Magaña-Ordorica, D.; Magaña-Gómez, J.A.; et al. Malnutrition and Its Relationship with Food Vulnerability in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. J. Gerontol. Geriatr. 2024, 72, 150-154. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N741

AMA Style

Castro-Apodaca FJ, Lugo-Miranda V, Peña-García GM, Maga༚-Martínez C, González-Renteria M, Murillo-Llanes J, Gonzalez-Ibarra F, Canizalez-Roman A, Magaña-Ordorica D, Magaña-Gómez JA, et al. Malnutrition and Its Relationship with Food Vulnerability in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2024; 72(3):150-154. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N741

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Castro-Apodaca, Francisco Javier, Valeria Lugo-Miranda, Gloria María Peña-García, Cynthia Maga༚-Martínez, Mariela González-Renteria, Joel Murillo-Llanes, Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra, Adrián Canizalez-Roman, Dalia Magaña-Ordorica, Javier Abednego Magaña-Gómez, and et al. 2024. "Malnutrition and Its Relationship with Food Vulnerability in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients" Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics 72, no. 3: 150-154. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N741

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Castro-Apodaca, F. J., Lugo-Miranda, V., Peña-García, G. M., Maga༚-Martínez, C., González-Renteria, M., Murillo-Llanes, J., Gonzalez-Ibarra, F., Canizalez-Roman, A., Magaña-Ordorica, D., Magaña-Gómez, J. A., Cháidez-Fernández, Y. L., Arámburo-Gálvez, J. G., & Terán-Cabanillas, E. (2024). Malnutrition and Its Relationship with Food Vulnerability in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 72(3), 150-154. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N741

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