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Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Malnutrition Frequently (Co-)occur in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Ligthart-Melis, Gerdien C., Luiking, Yvette C., Kakourou, Alexia, Cederholm, Tommy, Maier, Andrea B., de van der Schueren, Marian A.E.·2020·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize the prevalence of, and association between, physical frailty or sarcopenia and malnutrition in older hospitalized adults. DESIGN A systematic literature search was performed in 10 databases. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Articles were selected that evaluated physical frailty or sarcopenia and malnutrition according to predefined criteria and cutoffs in older hospitalized patients. MEASURES Data were pooled in a meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of prefrailty and frailty [together (pre-)frailty], sarcopenia, and risk of malnutrition and malnutrition [together (risk of) malnutrition], and the association between either (pre-)frailty or sarcopenia and (risk of) malnutrition. RESULTS Forty-seven articles with 18,039 patients (55% female) were included in the systematic review, and 39 articles (8868 patients, 62% female) were eligible for the meta-analysis. Pooling 11 studies (2725 patients) revealed that 84% [95% confidence interval (CI): 77%, 91%, I2 = 98.4%] of patients were physically (pre-)frail. Pooling 15 studies (4014 patients) revealed that 37% (95% CI: 26%, 48%, I2 = 98.6%) of patients had sarcopenia. Pooling 28 studies (7256 patients) revealed a prevalence of 66% (95% CI: 58%, 73%, I2 = 98.6%) (risk of) malnutrition. Pooling 10 studies (2427 patients) revealed a high association [odds ratio (OR): 5.77 (95% CI: 3.88, 8.58), P < .0001, I2 = 42.3%] and considerable overlap (49.7%) between physical (pre-)frailty and (risk of) malnutrition. Pooling 7 studies (2506 patients) revealed a high association [OR: 4.06 (95% CI: 2.43, 6.80), P < .0001, I2 = 71.4%] and considerable overlap (41.6%) between sarcopenia and (risk of) malnutrition. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The association between and prevalence of (pre-)frailty or sarcopenia and (risk of) malnutrition in older hospitalized adults is substantial. About half of the hospitalized older adults suffer from 2 and perhaps 3 of these debilitating conditions. Therefore, standardized screening for these conditions at hospital admission is highly warranted to guide targeted nutritional and physical interventions.

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Ligthart-Melis, G. C., Luiking, Y. C., Kakourou, A., Cederholm, T., Maier, A. B., & de van der Schueren, M. A. E.
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Elsevier BV
Published
2020-09
Volume
21
Issue
9
Pages
1216-1228
ISSN
1525-8610 (ISSN-L)
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6.27
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en
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Ligthart-Melis, G. C., Luiking, Y. C., Kakourou, A., Cederholm, T., Maier, A. B., & de van der Schueren, M. A. E. (2020). Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Malnutrition Frequently (Co-)occur in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.03.006

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