Agreement between the Body Mass Index and Mini Nutritional Assessment in elderly

  • Débora dos Santos Pereira Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP/FSP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-5116
  • Mariane Helen de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP/FSP
  • Andressa Moura Souza Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
  • Marlus Henrique Queiroz Pereira Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
  • Bruno Klecius Andrade Teles Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
  • Adna Luciana de Souza Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
  • Maria Luiza Amorim Sena Pereira Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Keywords: Aged, Nutritional assessment, Body mass index, Nutritional status

Abstract

To evaluate the agreement between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) to assess the nutritional status of the elderly. Cross-sectional study with elderly in the Family Health Strategy program. Nutritional status was assessed using BMI and MNA, as well as the sociodemographic profile, comorbidities and lifestyle. The correlation between the indicators was calculated using the Spearman test and the agreement was assessed using the Bland-Altman estimator. According to the BMI, 29% of the elderly were underweight, while MNA demonstrated that 35% were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. MNA showed a mean difference of -0.29 for BMI and a positive correlation (rho = 0.35; p = 0.01). There was agreement between the methods used to assess the nutritional status of the elderly, with a high prevalence of underweight, as well as malnutrition and risk of malnutrition.

Author Biographies

Débora dos Santos Pereira, Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP/FSP
Post-Graduate Program on Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo(FSP/USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil
Mariane Helen de Oliveira, Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP/FSP
Post-Graduate Program on Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo(FSP/USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil
Andressa Moura Souza, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Multicenter Program in Postgraduate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Western Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil
Marlus Henrique Queiroz Pereira, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). Center of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of the Western of Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil.
Bruno Klecius Andrade Teles, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). Center of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of the Western of Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil.
Adna Luciana de Souza, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Center of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of the Western of Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil.
Maria Luiza Amorim Sena Pereira, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB
Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). Center of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of the Western of Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil.

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Published
2021-07-15
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