Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Feb 2015
Relationship of thresholds of physical performance to nutritional status in older hospitalized male cardiac patients.
Nutrition is the focus of a new treatment target in older hospitalized cardiac patients. However, little is known about the differences in nutritional status in relation to physical performance in these inpatients. We determined the differences in physical performance based on the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and physical performance cut-off values according to the GNRI in older male cardiac inpatients. ⋯ The risk of poor nutrition, as shown by a low GNRI, could be a useful predictor of physical performance. The cut-off values determined in the present study might be expected minimum target values that can be attained by Japanese older male cardiac inpatients.