The association between the ‘at risk of developing undernutrition’ category of the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire 65+ and incident undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults

Screening tools like the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire 65+ (SNAQ65+) have been developed for the early recognition of undernutrition in older adults. The SNAQ65+ screens for being undernourished (red), being ‘at risk of developing undernutrition’ (i.e. ‘at risk’, orange), or ‘not at ris...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition ESPEN 2024-08, Vol.62, p.137-143
Main Authors: van Beek, S.W., Wijnhoven, H.A., Visser, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elderly
Malnutrition
Prospective
Screening tool
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Summary:Screening tools like the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire 65+ (SNAQ65+) have been developed for the early recognition of undernutrition in older adults. The SNAQ65+ screens for being undernourished (red), being ‘at risk of developing undernutrition’ (i.e. ‘at risk’, orange), or ‘not at risk’ (green). This study investigated whether community-dwelling older adults ‘at risk’ (orange) are more likely to develop undernutrition during a 3-year follow-up compared to those ‘not at risk’ (green). Prospective data from a Longitudinal Aging Study were used. A total of 5461 observations, using multiple 3-year waves of participants aged ≥65 years with an orange or green baseline score were included. Logistic mixed models were used to assess the association with four indicators of incident undernutrition at 3-year follow-up: (1) red SNAQ65+ score (mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) 
ISSN:2405-4577
2405-4577
DOI:10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.05.007