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The development of geriatric nutritional risk Index (GNRI) for Korean elderly
Author(s) -
Yang Eun Ju
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.548.3
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , stepwise regression , body mass index , gerontology , demographics , environmental health , malnutrition , demography , sociology
This study was performed to identify and develop GNRI for Korean elderly. Based on literature review, factors for GNRI were identified and indices were assessed by a cross‐sectional survey. The survey involved elderly women (¡Ã 60, n=94) in Gwangju area, Korea. Socio‐demographics, lifestyle characteristics, health conditions, dietary intakes, anthropometric measures, and clinical biochemistry parameters were examined relation to nutritional risk index. The risk factors related to nutritional status were abdominal fat, RBC, HbA1c, HDL‐cholesterol, and ferritin using stepwise multiple linear regression. Based on literature review and data analyses, three NRIs were identified. NRI I was related to having metabolic syndrome, NRI II was related to serum albumin and body weight, and NRI III was related to food habit and health concerns. Abdominal fat (%) of elderly was correlated with each NRIs. NRI II was correlated with nutritional deficiency and higher tendency of inflammatory response, and NRI III was correlated with nutritional status which tends to be lower on aging (protein, folate, Vit B12). (Funded by the Korea Research Foundation)