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Prognostic Significance of Serum Cholesterol in Nursing Home Men
Author(s) -
Rudman Daniel,
Mattson Dale E.,
Nagraj Hoskote S.,
Feller Axel G.,
Jackson Daniel L.,
Caindec Norma,
Rudman Inge W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607188012002155
Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , intensive care medicine , nursing
Serum cholesterol was measured in 129 men (average age 70.6; range 41–96) of a Veterans Administration Nursing Home, and was correlated with other items in an extensive clinical data base. Serum cholesterol was less than 150 mg/dl in 13% of the subjects, and was less than 160 mg/dl in 18%. Cholesterol greater than 280 mg/dl occurred in 8%. Serum cholesterol varied directly ( p < 0.02) with: body weight, serum albumin, serum total protein, serum sodium, ability to walk, and ability to feed oneself; and indirectly ( p < 0.02) with death rate, degree of functional dependence, and serum SGOT and LDH. Nursing home men with cholesterol less than 150 mg/dl had a death rate of 63% during the 14 months after the cholesterol analysis, compared to a death rate of 9% in men with cholesterol greater than 150 mg/dl ( p < 0.05). Death rate during the year after the analysis was 52% if cholesterol was below 160 mg/dl, compared to 7% if it was above this threshold ( p < 0.05). ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 12 :155–158; 1988)