Could nutritional and functional status serve as prognostic factors for COVID-19 in the elderly?
Med Hypotheses
; 144: 109946, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-459294
ABSTRACT
Geriatric patients seem to be the most vulnerable group in COVID-19. These patients are usually characterized by impaired mobilization and malnutrition. In addition, obesity has been correlated with increased mortality rates after COVID-19 infection, highlighting the role of nutrition in prognosis of COVID-19 as well. In the past, several indices of nutritional status (GNRI) and functional status (ECOG performance status, Barthel Index, Handgrip Strength) have demonstrated a prognostic ability for hospitalized patients with influenza-like respiratory infections from coronavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza and rhinovirus. Our hypothesis suggests that the previously mentioned nutritional and functional status indices, combined with the pneumonia severity index (CRB-65), could be useful in prognosis of morbidity and mortality of the elderly after the novel COVID-19 infection. Our hypothesis, is the first in the literature, which suggests a prognostic association between nutritional status of patients and COVID-19 infection, offering a quick and low-cost prognostic tool for COVID-19 in the elderly.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nutritional Status
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Functional Status
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Hypotheses
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.mehy.2020.109946
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