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AUTHOR
G Sergi
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STUDIO DELLA PERCEZIONE OLFATTIVA E GUSTATIVA IN SOGGETTI ANZIANI OSPEDALIZZATI
2010
SENILE ANOREXIA IN DIFFERENT GERIATRIC SETTINGS IN ITALY
2010
Prevalenza dell’anoressia nel paziente anziano in ospedale.
2009
Inverse relationship between body mass index and mortality in older nursing home residents: A meta-analysis of 19,538 elderly subjects
2015
Body mass index (BMI) and mortality in old adults from the general population have been related in a U-shaped or J-shaped curve. However, limited information is available for elderly nursing home populations, particularly about specific cause of death. A systematic PubMed/EMBASE/CINAHL/SCOPUS search until 31 May 2014 without language restrictions was conducted. As no published study reported mortality in standard BMI groups (<18.5, 18.5–24.9, 25–29.9, ≥30 kg/m2), the most adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) according to a pre-defined list of covariates were obtained from authors and pooled by random-effect model across each BMI category. Out of 342 hits, 20 studies including 19,538 older nursin…