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Association between body mass index, multi-morbidity and activities of daily living among New Zealand nursing home older adults: a retrospective analysis of nationwide InterRAI data

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for multi-morbidity and disability among older adults in the community and acute care settings. However, nursing home residents with body mass index (BMI) below 18.5 kg/m(2) and above 25.0 kg/m(2) have been understudied. We examined the prevalenc...

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Autores principales: Amankwaa, Isaac, Nelson, Katherine, Rook, Helen, Hales, Caz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8767739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35042475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02696-8