Nutritional status in hospitalized elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment

Orsitto, Giuseppe; Fulvio, Franco; Tria, Domenico; Turi, Vincenzo; Venezia, Amedeo; Manca, Cosimo

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2008.12.001

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“…In line with the findings of Anstey et al [2], our data also indicated that the smoking history did not vary in patients with various dementia diagnoses, that is, AD, VaD, or MD. As recently shown [29], this study gave indication of a possible association between dementia and older mean age, greater functional disability, and lower educational level and nutritional status. Comparing patients with dementia according to diagnosis, no significant differences were found in mean age, educational level, depression scores, or level of disability.…”

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confidence: 65%

Relation of Secondhand Smoking to Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Inpatients

Orsitto

Turi

Venezia

et al. 2012

The Scientific World Journal

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Up to now, controversy still exists regarding the role of secondhand smoking (SHS) in developing cognitive impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of SHS in hospitalized older patients with cognitive deficit, particularly in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Smoking history was classified into four groups: never smokers, former-active smokers/no SHS, active smokers, and secondhand smokers, and cognitive function into three levels: normal cognition (C), MCI, and dementia. A total of 933 older subjects with diagnoses of MCI (n = 98), dementia (n = 124), or C (n = 711) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. As expected, patients with dementia had significantly higher frequency of former-active smokers than cognitively normal. Moreover, patients with MCI showed a significantly higher frequency of active and secondhand smokers than patients with dementia or C. A smoking history is very frequent in older patients with dementia. Patients with MCI had even higher rate of exposure to active or secondhand smoking.

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confidence: 65%

Relation of Secondhand Smoking to Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Inpatients

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Turi

Venezia

et al. 2012

The Scientific World Journal

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“…Pearson et al, 2001 found that elderly people with diminished cognitive function were more than two times at a higher risk of developing malnutrition (22). Another study done by Orsitto et al, 2009 found that the frequency of malnourished elderly in MCI group was significantly higher than that in the normal cognitive function group (10).…”

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Nutritional status in older adults with mild cognitive impairment living in elderly homes in Cairo, Egypt

Khater

Abouelezz

2011

The Journal of nutrition, health and aging

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“…The present study found that overweight and obese subjects were at a higher risk of developing MCI, contradictory to previous studies which reported that the MCI and dementia was prevalent among malnutrition and malnourished elderly. 29,30 Meanwhile, another focused investigation found an impaired cognitive function among obese elderly people, 31 indicating that overweight or obesity may increase the risk for AD. A more recent research reported that higher BMI was associated with brain volume deficit in frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes among the MCI elderly.…”

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confidence: 99%