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- Title
Agreement between the Body Mass Index and Mini Nutritional Assessment in elderly.
- Authors
dos Santos Pereira, Débora; Helen de Oliveira, Mariane; Moura Souza, Andressa; Queiroz Pereira, Marlus Henrique; Andrade Teles, Bruno Klecius; Luciana de Souza, Adna; Amorim Sena Pereira, Maria Luiza
- Abstract
To evaluate the agreement between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) to assess the nutritional status of the elderly. Cross-sectional study with elderly in the Family Health Strategy program. Nutritional status was assessed using BMI and MNA, as well as the sociodemographic profile, comorbidities and lifestyle. The correlation between the indicators was calculated using the Spearman test and the agreement was assessed using the Bland-Altman estimator. According to the BMI, 29% of the elderly were underweight, while MNA demonstrated that 35% were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. MNA showed a mean difference of -0.29 for BMI and a positive correlation (rho = 0.35; p = 0.01). There was agreement between the methods used to assess the nutritional status of the elderly, with a high prevalence of underweight, as well as malnutrition and risk of malnutrition.
- Subjects
BODY mass index; NUTRITIONAL assessment; HEALTH of older people
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 4, p889
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n4e8459