Vitamin B12 and folic acid levels are not related to length of stay in elderly inpatients

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• 作者：P?nar Soysal ; M.D.^a ; Ahmet Turan Isik ; M.D. ; Prof.^b ; ^{atisik@yahoo.com} ; Aycan U?ur ; M.D.^a ; Rumeyza Kazancioglu ; M.D. ; Prof.^c ; Fatih Ergun ; M.D.^a ; Gulsen Babacan Yildiz ; M.D.^d
• 关键词：Malnutrition ; Vitamin B12 ; Folic acid ; Length of stay ; Elderly
• 刊名：Nutrition
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：29
• 期：5
• 页码：757-759
• 全文大小：151 K

文摘

Objective

We designed this study, to evaluate the interaction (relation) between vitamin B12 and folic acid levels and length of hospital stay in elderly inpatients.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) test was used to evaluate nutritional status of 615 (239 men, 376 female; mean age 72.89?¡À?8.93 y) inpatients of a university hospital. Length of stay and blood samples in elderly inpatients were evaluated.

Results

Only 33.8 % of the patients were classified as having an adequate nutritional status; 44.3 % had a risk of malnutrition, and 21.8 % were classified as malnourished. Low MNA-SF score was related to length of stay, but vitamin B12 and folic acid were not related to risk of malnutrition and length of stay.

Conclusion

MNA-SF score is associated with length of stay; however, vitamin B12 level, per se, is not associated with length of hospital stay in elderly inpatients.