Prevalence of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Patients: a Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.
Min Chang KangJi Hoon KimSeung-Wan RyuJae Young MoonJe Hoon ParkJong Kyung ParkJong Hoon ParkHyun Wook BaikJeong-Meen SeoMyoung-Won SonGeun Am SongDong Woo ShinYeon Myung ShinHong Yup AhnHan Kwang YangHee Chul YuIk Jin YunJae Gil LeeJae-Myeong LeeJung Hwa LeeTae Hee LeeHaejun YimHyun Jeong JeonKyuwhan JungMi Ran JungChi Young JeongHee-Sook LimSuk Kyung Hongnull nullPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)
Malnutrition was common in hospitalized patients, and resulted in longer hospitalization and associated lower survival rate. The rate of malnutrition tended to be higher when the patient was older than 70 years old or hospitalized for medical treatment or diagnostic work-up compared to elective surgery.