[Frailty in the elderly and nutritional status according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment].
BACKGROUND
The aging process involves psychosocial and physiological changes, which modify the nutritional status in the elderly. The objective was to assess the nutritional status of a group of elderly patients using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and the Fried frailty index, as well as the relation between both.


METHODS
From June to July, 2013, we carried out a cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling of 146 patients of both sexes, from the Hospital Civil "Fray Antonio Alcalde", in Guadalajara, México. We applied the MNA and the Fried frailty index.


RESULTS
The mean age was 81.7 years (±7.65). One hundred and six patients (72.6%) were females, and 40 were males (27.4%). Basic anthropometric data showed that the mean weight was 57.67 kg (±13.7), with a mean of 1.52 (±0.09) meters in size; body mass index was 24.85 (±5.32) kg/m2. The results showed that 14.1% of patients with a normal nutritional status suffered from frailty, while 42.1% had risk of malnutrition and frailty.


CONCLUSIONS
Frailty in the elderly is still present even if they have a normal nutritional status; when the nutritional status decreases, there is a higher prevalence of frailty in this age group.
Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. nbelen_190@hotmail.com.
Nadia Belén
NB
Guerrero-García
Zoila Margarita
ZM
Gómez-Lomelí
David
D
Leal-Mora
Oscar
O
Loreto-Garibay
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status
Frail elderly; Nutrition assessment; Nutritional status