Nutritional Status Might Be Related to Physical Performance and Functionality in Older Adults

It was aimed to investigate the effect of malnutrition with and risk in elderly individuals regards other geriatric syndromes comprehensive assessment (CGA) parameters. Patients who applied outpatient clinic between January 2019 June 2020 were included study. 460 patients examined. The divided into three groups according malnutrition, malnutrition-risk, normal nutritional status. These compared terms CGA well-nourished group parameters adjusted for age gender. Of patients, 64.5% these female, mean 77.75±8.12, 65 had 141 malnutrition-risk. When malnutrition-risk group, age, education year, frequency cerebrovascular disease statistically different. falls, dementia, sleep disturbance, urinary incontinence, orthostatic hypotension, polypharmacy, sarcopenia, frailty higher than (p<0.05). Also, activities daily living (ADLs) gait balance scores lower In regression analysis gender, depression, increased Malnutrition is associated deterioration ADLs. Therefore, evaluation must be older adults, necessary interventions should made optimize