Open AccessPoor Appetite Is Associated with Six Month Mortality in Hospitalised Older Men and Women
Author(s) -
Natalie Cox,
Stephen Lim,
Fiona Howson,
Helen Moyses,
Kinda Ibrahim,
Avan A. Sayer,
Helen C. Roberts,
S Robinson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of nutrition, health and aging/the journal of nutrition, health and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1760-4788
pISSN - 1279-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12603-020-1442-0
Subject(s) - medicine , appetite , odds ratio , logistic regression , odds , observational study , demography , pediatrics , sociology
Appetite loss is common in hospitalised older individuals but not routinely assessed. Poor appetite in hospital has previously been identified as predictive of greater mortality in the six months following discharge in a single study of female patients. The present study aimed to assess this association in a larger sample including both hospitalised men and women.