Sex, cognitive state and falls as factors associated with malnutrition: a cross-sectional study of institutionalized older adults living in a rural area of Portugal.

Cristina CarrascoGorete ReisMargarida Sim-SimJose A ParracaOrlando FernandesPablo Tomas-Carus

Published in: BMC public health (2023)

Multivariable regression analysis revealed that being female, having a poor cognitive status and experiencing falls with injuries are the main independent factors influencing nutritional status in institutionalized older adults living in a rural area of Portugal.

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