Nutritional assessment interpretation on 22 007 Spanish community-dwelling elders through the Mini Nutritional Assessment test

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Authors

Marta Cuervo · Universidad de Navarra

André Ricardo Lopes Garcia · Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy

Diana Ansorena · Universidad de Navarra

Almudena Sánchez‐Villegas · Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González · Universidad de Navarra

Icíar Astiasarán · Universidad de Navarra

JA Martínez

Abstract

Female gender, older age and living in the south half or north-west of the country were associated with higher rates of undernutrition among community-dwelling elderly persons in Spain.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Nutrition

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 82-90

DOI: 10.1017/s136898000800195x

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