Open AccessNutritional status and morbidity patterns of the elderly in a Northwestern Nigerian hospital: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Abdulgafar Lekan Olawumi,
Bukar Alhaji Grema,
Abdullahi Kabir Suleiman,
Yakubu Sule Omeiza,
Godpower Chinedu Michael,
Abdulrahman Shuaibu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_545_21
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , malnutrition , anthropometry , cross sectional study , context (archaeology) , confidence interval , logistic regression , statistical significance , pediatrics , demography , body mass index , overweight , pathology , paleontology , sociology , biology
Nutrition is a significant factor in determining the health of older people because it affects almost all organs and systems, which could lead to varieties of diseases and premature death.