title: [Do our elderly have an adequate nutritional status?].
abstract: Determine the prevalence of malnutrition in valid adults older than 75 years old in Xinzo (Spain), and study institutionalization as a possible risk factor of malnutrition.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional study of prevalence.
  
  
  METHODS
  311 people over 75 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Age, gender, marital status, education level, institutionalization or not, nutritional status (MNA and anthropometric parameters), social support (Duke- Unc scale), Quality of life (Euro- Quol scale); associated diseases, swallowing problems, type of diet and medications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median age was 82.55 years (SD: 4.83), 51.8% were women. The 52.7% were married, regarding the educational level, 76.8% had completed the primary education. The 17.4% were institutionalized. The median of pathologies was 3 (SD:1.42 and the number of drugs for individual was 4 (SD:2.44). The 54.70% lived with another family or partner. The median of quality of life was 6.84. According to the results of the MNA did not find any case of malnutrition, but a 20.3% of patients present values of risk. Multivariate analysis found relationship between the presence or not of malnutrition and the institutionalization OR = 0.403 (95% CI: 0.186-0.872), the number of pathologies OR = 1.301 (95% CI: 1.032-1.641), quality of life OR = 1.401 (95% CI: 1.145-1.716).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our valid elders are well nourished. The age, a good quality of life and a good support are protective factors. The risk of malnutrition is associated to a higher age, to institutionalization and to higher number of pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Médico de familia, C S Xinzo de Limia, Ourense, España. eugenia.mendez.estevez@sergas.es
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Méndez Estévez
authors.forename: Juana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero Pita
authors.forename: Ma José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernández Domínguez
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Troitiño Álvarez
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García Dopazo
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jardón Blanco
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rey Charlo
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rivero Cotilla
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Fernández
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menéndez Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires