Background: Malnutrition is a global health problem especially in extremes of age. Elderly people are a fast-growing group that is at greater risk of malnutrition due to high prevalence of comorbidities and limited resources available for them. Elderly are more prone to negative effects of malnutrition on quality of life and health outcomes due to their vulnerable nature and this is often preventable. Aim: To assess the effect of nutritional status on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling elderly living i n a rural village in Dakahliya, Egypt. .Methods: A cross-sectional study. A random sample of 170 community-dwelling elderly living in Dakahliya. Demographic data were collected, and comprehensive geriatric assessment was done for each participant includin g history taking, clinical examination, psychological, mental and functional assessment. Assessment of nutritional status was done using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. HRQoL was measured using the Short-Form Health Survey-36 items (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: The present study showed that among the 170 participants; 45(26.5%) of them were malnourished, 69 (40.6%) were at risk of malnutrition and 56 (32.9%) were well nourished, and showed that HRQoL wa s significantly poorer in malnourished elderly (P ˂0.001). Conclusions: The high prevalence of malnutrition highlights the importance of regular screening of elderly at community settings. As improvement in HRQoL is a growing goal for the worldwide health care and the strong effect of nutritional status on HRQoL, nutritional screening and intervention are extremely important especially for elderly.

Background: Hypertension and osteoporosis are two major age-related disorders. Several studies have shown greater Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in people receiving thiazides diuretics compared with controls. The benefit of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) to improve bone metabolism has been supported by some clinical studies. Therefore, these drugs might be a part of the therapeutic regime for osteoporotic hypertensive elderly. Objective: to compare between the effect of ACEIs and thiazides on BMD when used separated or combined in hypertensive elderly. Patients&method: A retrospective comparative study recruiting 171 participants who were aged 60 years and above from the outpatient clinics of Ain shams University Hospitals. The participants were divided into three groups: Group I: 57 participants receiving thiazides, Group II: 57 participants receiving combined ACEIs and thiazides, Group III: 57 participants receiving ACEIs. Each group was subdivided into two subgroups; older and younger than the median age (65years) of participants. Patients with systemic diseases or on drugs that affect BMD were excluded from the study. All participants were subjected to: BMD measurement at lumbar spine (L2-L4) and left femur neck using Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) [lunar DPX DEXA system]. Results: As regard lumbar (L2-L4) BMD T-score ,there was no significant difference found between the groups as a whole sample (P-value 0.383), nor the age subgroups ,when subdivided into two subgroups older than the median age (65 years old)(P-value 0.832) and from 65 years old and younger (P-value0.259) (the same was found as regard z-score). As regard BMD of the Left Femur Neck T-score there was no significant difference found neither between the groups as a whole sample (P-value 0.921), nor among the age subgroups when subdivided into two subgroups older and younger (p-value 0.889), (the same was found as regard z-score). conclusion: the current study found no evidence that there is a difference between thiazides therapy and ACEIs therapy as regard their effect on BMD in elderly hypertensive patients when used separated or combined.