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The influence of deprivation domains on malnutrition risk in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Collins P. F.,
Elia M.,
Stratton R. J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2011.01177_10.x
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , copd , body mass index , risk factor , pulmonary disease , disease , gerontology , pediatrics , demography , sociology
Deprivation assessed using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) has been shown to be an independent risk factor for both malnutrition and mortality in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Collins et al., 2010a, b). IMD consists of a range of different deprivation domains, although it is unclear which ones are most closely linked to malnutrition. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether the relationship between malnutrition and deprivation was a general one, affecting all domains in a consistent manner, or specific, affecting only certain domains