Effects of malnutrition on mortality in oldest-old inpatients with COVID-19 in the GERIA-COVID cohort.

TitreEffects of malnutrition on mortality in oldest-old inpatients with COVID-19 in the GERIA-COVID cohort.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsSanchez-Rodriguez D, Sacco G, Gautier J, Brière O, Annweiler C
Corporate AuthorsGERIA-COVID study group
JournalMaturitas
Volume161
Pagination40-43
Date Published2022 07
ISSN1873-4111
Mots-clésAged, Aged, 80 and over, COVID-19, Female, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Malnutrition, Nutrition Assessment, Nutritional Status, Risk Factors
Résumé

We assessed the impact of malnutrition on 14-day, 28-day, and 3-month mortality risk in oldest-old inpatients aged ≥80 years with COVID-19 in the hospital-based GERIA-COVID cohort. Malnutrition was assessed on hospital admission using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI). Potential confounders were age, sex, functional abilities, number of acute health issues, CRP level, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, malignancies, use of antibiotics, and respiratory treatments. Seventy-eight participants (88.9 ± 4.3 years old, 55% women) were included. Of these, 82.1% had survived at day 14, 78.2% at day 28, and 70.5% after 3 months. No association between malnutrition according to the GNRI and 14-day (P = 0.324), 28-day (P = 0.166), or 3-month mortality (P = 0.109) was found. Thus, malnutrition according to the GNRI was not associated with mortality within the first 3 months of diagnosis of COVID-19 among oldest-old inpatients.

DOI10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.11.016
Alternate JournalMaturitas
PubMed ID35688493
PubMed Central IDPMC8865952