Publication date: Sep 04, 2023
Nutritional status is a critical factor throughout COVID-19 disease course. Malnutrition is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. To assess the prevalence of malnutrition and identify its associated factors in COVID-19 survivors. Study cohort included 1230 COVID-19 survivors aged 18-86 attending a post-COVID-19 outpatient service. Data on clinical parameters, anthropometry, acute COVID-19 symptoms, lifestyle habits were collected through a comprehensive medical assessment. Malnutrition was assessed according to Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. Prevalence of malnutrition was 22% at 4-5 months after acute disease. Participants who were not hospitalized during acute COVID-19 showed a higher frequency of malnutrition compared to those who needed hospitalization (26% versus 19%, p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| 5months | Anorexia of aging |
| Global | Geriatrics |
| Malnutrition | GLIM criteria |
| Nutritional | Long Covid |
| Outpatient | Nutritional status |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Malnutrition |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | Nutritional status |
| disease | IDO | disease course |
| disease | MESH | lifestyle |
| disease | MESH | acute disease |
| disease | VO | frequency |
| disease | MESH | Long Covid |
| disease | MESH | Anorexia |