Burden of Malnutrition in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Baguio City

Rosemarie J. Dominguez

SAGE Open, 2013, vol. 3, issue 3, 2158244013504936

Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic impact of malnutrition. Nutritional state was assessed by Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) and body mass index (BMI). Risk factors for malnutrition and effect of malnutrition on morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay were analyzed. Prevalence of malnutrition on admission and on discharge was 73%. Risk factors significantly associated with malnutrition were severity of primary diagnosis (odds ratio [OR] = 3.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [2.26, 5.18], p

Keywords: hospital malnutrition; SGA; BMI; prognosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244013504936

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