Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences -- Thomas et al. 55 (12): 725 Table 1

Table 1. Nutritional Status of Nursing Home Patients

Author (Reference) Year n Prevalence Time Outcome

Shaver et al. ⁽⁵⁴⁾ 1980 115 PCM 85% BMI 43% 6 mo 48% death rate in anergic residents

Pinchocofsky-Devin et al. ⁽⁵⁵⁾ 1987 227 PCM 52%

Silver et al. ⁽¹⁾ 1988 130 BMI 23% Low albumin 8% 1 year Mortality not associated with BMI

Thomas et al. ⁽³⁾ 1991 61 PCM 54% 2 mo Mortality associated with malnutrition. Improvement in only 63%

Larsson et al. ⁽⁵⁶⁾ 1991 501 PCM 29%

Nelson et al. ⁽⁵⁷⁾ 1993 100 PCM 39%

Wright ⁽⁵⁸⁾ 1993 309 51% had 5% weight loss 6 mo Slightly increased mortality (15% vs 12%)

Abbasi/Rudman ⁽⁵⁹⁾ 1993 2811 Underweight 11% Low albumin 27.5% Recognition by physicians from 7% to 100%

Morley/Kraenzle ⁽⁴⁴⁾ 1994 185 15% had 5% weight loss 6 mo Depression most common cause of weight loss

Blaum et al. ⁽¹⁸⁾ 1995 6832 9.9% had 5% weight loss Low BMI 25% Poor intake, eating dependency, depression predicts malnutrition

Notes: PCM = protein calorie malnutrition; BMI = body mass index.