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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anthropometry, Body Mass Index, Female, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Length of Stay, Logistic Models, Male, Malnutrition, Nutrition Assessment, Nutritional Status, Odds Ratio, Patient Discharge, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors.
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Do nutritional screening tools and anthropometric measures associate with hospital discharge outcomes in older people? Context: To examine the association of nutritional screening tools (NSTs) and anthropometric measures with hospital outcomes in older people. In 172 patients aged ≥70 years admitted to a Geriatric Evaluation Management Unit (GEMU), nutritional status was measured using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), MNA-short form (MNA-SF), Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, calf circumference (CC), mid-arm circumference (MAC) and BMI. Malnutrition according to the MNA occurred in 53 (31%) patients. Functional change was associated with GNRI (Beta coefficient (β), 95% CI = 0.17, 0.001-0.33) and CC (β, 95% CI = 0.17, 0.01-0.33); GEMU length of stay was associated with MNA-SF-BMI (β, 95% CI = -0.02, -0.003 to -0.004) and MNA-SF-CC (β, 95% CI = -0.02, -0.003 to -0.001). MAC was associated with discharge to higher level of care (OR, 95% CI = 0.88, 0.81-0.96).
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In hospitalised older people, admission NSTs and anthropometric measures associate with discharge outcomes. Final Decision: yes