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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, Volume 13, No. 9, Year 2009
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Objective: To validate a revision of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF) against the full MNA, a standard tool for nutritional evaluation. Methods: A literature search identified studies that used the MNA for nutritional screening in geriatric patients. The contacted authors submitted original datasets that were merged into a single database. Various combinations of the questions on the current MNA-SF were tested using this database through combination analysis and ROC based derivation of classification thresholds. Results: Twenty-seven datasets (n=6257 participants) were initially processed from which twelve were used in the current analysis on a sample of 2032 study participants (mean age 82.3y) with complete information on all MNA items. The original MNA-SF was a combination of six questions from the full MNA. A revised MNA-SF included calf circumference (CC) substituted for BMI performed equally well. A revised three-category scoring classification for this revised MNA-SF, using BMI and/or CC, had good sensitivity compared to the full MNA. Conclusion: The newly revised MNA-SF is a valid nutritional screening tool applicable to geriatric health care professionals with the option of using CC when BMI cannot be calculated. This revised MNA-SF increases the applicability of this rapid screening tool in clinical practice through the inclusion of a "malnourished" category. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging©.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bauer, Jürgen M.
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Cederholm, Tommy E.
Sweden, Uppsala
Uppsala Universitet
Charlton, Karen Elizabeth
Australia, Wollongong
University of Wollongong
Maggio, Marcello Giuseppe
Italy, Parma
Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Parma
Vellas, Bruno J.
France, Paris
Inserm
Sieber, Cornel Christian
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Statistics
Citations: 1,262
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12603-009-0214-7
ISSN:
12797707
Research Areas
Food Security