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ISSN: 2574 -1241
ISSN: 2574 -1241
Received: October 12, 2018; Published: October 24, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.10.001935
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and sarcopenia in elderly patients with low-energy femur fractures. Method: A cross-sectional observational study performed in two public hospitals in Cuiaba-Brazil. Physical examination data were collected from all patients within the first 24 hours after admission. The collection period lasted from May to October 2017. All cases were assessed by SARC-F questionnaire and the nutritional mini-evaluation (NMA). We performed a descriptive and epidemiological analysis for the prevalence of malnutrition and sarcopenia among the patients.
Results: One hundred thirty two patients were analyzed, 58.3% males with mean age of 73.6 (ranging from 60-97) years old. Only 19.7% (26) of the patients were considered eutrophic and by the SARC-F questionnaire, 64.4% (85) of the studied population was considered as sarcopenics.
Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition and sarcopenia is high in elderly patients with a low-energy femur fracture.
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International Association of Landscape Archaeology, Czech Glass Society, Czech Republic
Department of Chemistry, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Pharmaco-kinetics, dynamics and Drug Metabolism, Touro College of Pharmacy, USA
Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Associate Professor at Department of Breast and Thyorid Surgey, Chongqing General Hospital, China
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