Albumin, hemoglobin, body mass index, cognitive and functional performance in elderly persons living in nursing homes

Serum albumin and health in older people: Review and meta analysis

“…Thus, in elderly people with functional disability and albumin <35 g/L it was found that malnutrition prevalence was 70%, whilst in autonomous elderly people with albumin concentrations >35 g/L, the prevalence of malnutrition was only 13% [31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

Effect of medical Qigong on cognitive function, quality of life, and a biomarker of inflammation in cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

“…Beyond the direct neurotoxic effects of chemotherapy, other mechanisms relating to the pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction have been proposed, including increased inflammation [16], dysregulation of cytokines [17], lowered hemoglobin levels [18], increased blood clotting factors [5], disruption of diurnal patterns of cortisol [19], changes in sex hormones [20], or oxidative stresses [21,22]. A study evaluating positron emission tomography scans in brain imaging suggests that impairment of CF in cancer survivors may be related to alteration of the frontal cortex, cerebrum, and ganglia by chemotherapy treatment [23].…”

Association between oxidative stress and nutritional status in the elderly

“…The cutoff point adopted for the BMI in the aforesaid study was a low weight: ≤ 23 kg/m 2 ; adequate weight of: 23 to 28; and excess weight of ≥ 28. However, many studies 70,71,72,73 have used the WHO references (1997) 74 , even though they are not the most appropriate as they refer to adults and not the elderly.…”