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SUBMITTER: Hu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5466644 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Xiaoyi X Zhang Lei L Wang Haozhong H Hao Qiukui Q Dong Birong B Yang Ming M
Scientific reports 20170609 1
A new term, malnutrition-sarcopenia syndrome (MSS), was recently coined to describe the clinical presentation of both malnutrition and sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MSS and long-term mortality in older inpatients. We conducted a prospective study in acute geriatric wards of two local hospitals in China. Muscle mass and malnutrition were estimated by anthropometric measures and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Of the 453 participants, 14 (3.1%) ...[more]