Obesity may increase survival, regardless of nutritional status: a Swedish cohort study in nursing homes
Abstract Background To investigate the associations between the body mass index (BMI), Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) scores, and 2-year mortality. Methods A nationwide cohort study using data from a national quality register of older (age ≥ 65 years) nursing home residents (N = 47,...
Main Authors: | Maria Burman, Carl Hörnsten, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, Peter Nordström |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03356-1 |
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