The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Mar 2011
Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis and Mini Nutritional Assessment in elderly nursing home residents.
The aim of this study was to establish the presence of malnutrition in elderly institutionalized people through Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scores and to observe the changes of nutritional status through the Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA). ⋯ A routine assessment of nutritional status through BIVA analysis combined with more "traditional" tools like the MNA could be useful for recognizing malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition in the elderly as these instruments provide complete information and are easy to use even with heavily impaired subjects.