Introduction: Portuguese older adults have a high prevalence of chronic disease, such as hypertension. Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome, in which a state of extreme vulnerability to endogenous and exogenous factors is recognized, due to cumulative decline associated with the ageing process, potentially leading to a state of total dependence. The aim of this investigation was to establish na association be...
Introduction: Malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty are multifactorial and highly prevalent conditions among institutionalized older adults Objectives: The aim of this study was to asses body mass index and body composition in older adults, according to the diagnosis of malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty. Methods: Institutionalized older adults with 60 or more years old were included. Nutritional status (Mini ...